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About Elgin
City in Illinois, United StatesElgin ( EL-jin) is a city in Cook and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located 35 mi (56 km) northwest of Chicago along the Fox River. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 114,797, making it the sixth-most populous city in the state.
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Housing in Elgin
The median sale price was $368,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in Elgin
Safety Grade B-
Elgin reports less crime per resident than 51% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Elgin
Health Grade B
Healthier than 57% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.
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