Rankings · How Elgin ranks in IL
Elgin ranks #3 in Illinois for a top hospital nearby
Elgin is ranked on 36 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
36
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #3 closest to a top hospital
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 8% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Elgin marked.
At a glance
Elgin lands in the top half on 11 of 22 lists
Each dot is Elgin’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Elgin does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#3/820Lowest depression#124/819Fewest smokers#239/819Lowest obesity#326/819Healthiest#466/817Most active#644/819Fewest uninsured#788/819 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#73/431 People
Most educated#437/820 SafetySafety →
Safest#197/321 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#167/278Lowest property tax#553/818Most affordable#555/819Cheapest rent#552/799 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#538/820 What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 85% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Elgin’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 85% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
13.5% of residents are 65+
Younger than 82% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
36.7 median age
Colder winters than 82% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
14.5° January low
More kids than 79% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
25.3% of residents are under 18
Cooler summers than 77% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.7° July high
Shorter growing season than 76% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
174 days between frosts
Faster-rising prices than 74% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+54.9% in home prices, 5 years
More snow than 66% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
32 in of snow a year
Fewer homes per newcomer than 61% of IL towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
3.1 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Drier than 58% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
More year-round than 54% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.1% of homes are seasonal
Next door
Elgin out-ranks 0 of its 9 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.