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A township of 16,233 people in Cook County, Illinois
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Village in Illinois, United States
1865Established
10,722Population
4.8 sq miArea
827 ftElevation

Barrington is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 10,722 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago area.

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ZIP code60010, 60011
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$646K▲ 8.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Barrington home is worth about $646,000, up 8.4% in a year, 117% above the Illinois typical home.

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The public schools Barrington’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 89% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#25Best public schoolsof 384 in IL
DistrictBarrington CUSD 220Schools9

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