A city of 64,400, settled in 1835. Nearly 21% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Dundee does most differently from other towns.
21% of the town is conserved land, across 51 parks and preserves.
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Ordered by what stands out in Dundee. Another town gets a different order.
55 miles of trails across 51 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Raceway Woods Forest Preserve | 9.1 mi | 225 |
| 2. Randall Oaks Park | 7.5 mi | 265 |
| 3. Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary | 5.2 mi | 272 |
Dundee beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Dundee | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.4% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 7.8% |
Most working residents leave Dundee for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Elgin (12%), Chicago (10%) and Schaumburg (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
The public schools Dundee’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Community School | PK–8 | 1,287 | B+ |
| Liberty Elementary School | PK–5 | 749 | B+ |
| Lakewood School | PK–5 | 590 | C− |
| Parkview Elementary School | K–5 | 552 | C |
| Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr | K–8 | 499 | B |
| Sleepy Hollow Elem School | K–5 | 424 | A− |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 18% of U.S. communities.
Dundee has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
8 notable people were born in Dundee.
Village in Illinois, United States
West Dundee is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,686 as of the 2020 US Census. It is considered a far northwest Chicago suburb. West Dundee lies across the Fox River from East Dundee and Carpentersville.
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9 towns share a border with Dundee.