
Rankings · How Hoffman Estates ranks in IL
Hoffman Estates ranks #16 in Illinois for low obesity
Hoffman Estates is ranked on 36 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 10.
Lists ranked on
36
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #16 lowest obesity
Top-quarter finishes
10
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Hoffman Estates does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hoffman Estates marked.
At a glance
Hoffman Estates lands in the top half on 14 of 22 lists
Each dot is Hoffman Estates’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Hoffman Estates does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#16/819Closest to a top hospital#17/820Lowest depression#42/819Healthiest#88/817Fewest smokers#100/819Most active#187/819Fewest uninsured#486/819 People
Most educated#147/820 SafetySafety →
Safest#162/321 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#561/820 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#172/278Most affordable#687/819Lowest property tax#687/818Cheapest rent#702/799 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#367/431 What kind of place
Cooler summers than 81% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Hoffman Estates’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Cooler summers than 81% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.5° July high
Shorter growing season than 76% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
174 days between frosts
Colder winters than 75% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
15.1° January low
More kids than 69% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 68% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.9% of residents are 65+
More snow than 66% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
32 in of snow a year
Younger than 65% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
39.2 median age
Faster-rising prices than 59% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+50.4% in home prices, 5 years
More homes per newcomer than 57% of IL towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.4 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
More year-round than 55% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.1% of homes are seasonal
Drier than 55% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Next door
Hoffman Estates out-ranks 2 of its 8 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.