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About Algonquin
Village in Illinois, United StatesAlgonquin is a village in McHenry and Kane counties, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago located approximately 40 miles (64 km) northwest of the Loop. The population was 29,700 as of the 2020 census.
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Housing in Algonquin
The median sale price was $421,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in Algonquin
Safety Grade B+
Algonquin reports less crime per resident than 70% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Algonquin
Health Grade A
Healthier than 88% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
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