The Glen Ellyn Main Street Historic District is a set of eleven buildings in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The houses were built between 1874 and 1890 when the village was known as Prospect Park.

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About Glen Ellyn

Village in Illinois, United States

1834Established

28,846Population

6.9 sq miArea

741 ftElevation

Glen Ellyn is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. A suburb located 24 miles (39 km) due west of downtown Chicago, the village has a population of 28,846 as of the 2020 Census.

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How Glen Ellyn ranks

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#12Most remote workers in IL #4Most library borrowing in IL #26Fewest uninsured in IL All IL rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code60137, 60138

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Living in Glen Ellyn

Housing in Glen Ellyn

$579K▲ 6.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Glen Ellyn home is worth about $579,000, up 6.5% in a year, 94% above the Illinois typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market44

Sale-to-list103%

Sold in May39

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Safety in Glen Ellyn

Safety Grade A

Glen Ellyn reports less crime per resident than 85% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Glen Ellyn 0.4

Illinois 2.6

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Glen Ellyn 4.6

Illinois 15.6

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Glen Ellyn

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Most working residents leave Glen Ellyn for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (20%), Naperville (4%) and Wheaton (4%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Chicago

20%

Naperville

Wheaton

Downers Grove

8%Work in townlive and work in Glen Ellyn 11 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 11,826Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Glen Ellyn

A⁺

Health Grade A+

Healthier than 96% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Illinois

20better than IL·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.

Conditions 6▲ 1▼ 5 close Habits 2▲ 2 close Care 4▲ 3 close Mind 4▲ 1 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

5.4%Fewer uninsured adultsIL 9.9% · better 8.7%Fewer adults facing food insecurityIL 15.9% · better 9%More adults who have had cancerIL 7.6% · worse

Care nearby

Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth GlenoaksGlendale Heights · 3.3 mi · ER

Vna Health Center- Mona KeaCarol Stream · 2.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Glen Ellyn

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌪️ Tornadoes

76Does Glen Ellyn flood?paid flood claims since 1978 6Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Glen Ellyn MapGlen Ellyn vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Glen Ellyn

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Glen Ellyn has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

34° / 19°Winter

59° / 38°Spring

82° / 61°Summer

62° / 43°Fall