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Village in Illinois, United States
1835Established
7,686Population
3.8 sq miArea
761 ftElevation

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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Housing in West Dundee

$427K▲ 3.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical West Dundee home is worth about $427,000, up 3.3% in a year, 43% above the Illinois typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market55
Sale-to-list103%
Sold in May8
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Safety in West Dundee

B

Safety Grade B

West Dundee reports less crime per resident than 64% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
West Dundee 1
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
West Dundee 7.7
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
Natural hazards: Very lowMostly inland flooding · higher than 11% of U.S. communitiesDetails →
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Health in West Dundee

A

Health Grade A

Healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

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15better than IL

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.

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Advocate Sherman HospitalElgin · 3.4 mi · ER
1435 N Randall RdElgin · 2.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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