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Relocation Advice: Find the best place to live in Chicago

Relocation, school, demographic data - Best Neighborhoods

Relocation information to help you if you’re moving to Chicago.

Chicago Relocation Information

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State level School Data

Demographic Statistics

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Residential Real Estate - Chicago

A summary of real estate and cost of living information to help you if you’re moving to Chicago. As part of relocating to Chicago, you can purchase a Locale Report to compare or go in depth on the

Best Neighborhoods

with Zip Code reports that contains useful information to guide your search—including data that is not easy to find, like cost per square foot, ages of residential real estate, school statistics, and demographics. Use it for your move to Chicago, second home in Chicago, or retirement in Chicago.

Residential Real Estate Snapshot

These statistics give you a benchmark to compare specific locations and decide whether they are affordable to you.

Find Best Places to Live in Chicago area. Compare best neighborhoods in Chicago area. Compare Cost of living in Chicago area. Demographic data Chicago area. Relocation advice Chicago area. Retire in Chicago area. Relocation Information. Best city to live. City Reports. City Statistics. Source: 2000 U.S. Census data.

Home Heating Fuel and Year Built for Real Estate in Chicago metro

Home Heating Fuel: If a property you considering is heated with a fuel that is not prevalent in the area, it may be more costly or be difficult for you to obtain maintenance or repair service.
Year Built: Different architectural styles prevailed during these periods, so you can get a sense of whether your preferred style of home is likely to be available.

Types of Residential Real Estate: Chicago metro compared to the US.

For your primary residence, you may want areas that skew to single home because values tend to appreciate more. For second homes or if you are retiring in Chicago, multiple unit dwellings may offer less cost and time spent on maintenance.

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Schools - Illinois

Note: “N/A” means data was not reported for that statistic. Even if you are retiring in Chicago, or looking for a vacation home, school district quality will impact property value.

NAEP Test results for students in Illinois

Test results
Categorized as: Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, Advanced
Reported for: 4th grade Reading, 4th grade Math, 8th grade Reading, 8th grade Math

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Demographics - Chicago

These statistics are not easy to find and can help you decide if the area is right for you. They provide a benchmark that can help you whether you are relocating for a job, looking for a vacation home, or looking to retire in Chicago.

Education level and Age Groups for people in Chicago

Note: Education level does not sum to 100% because Bachelors and Graduate degree holders are included in the total of High School graduates.

Population Mobility: Chicago compared to the US

Whether people lived in the same place from 1995 to 2000. If they moved, was it within the state, within the US, or from outside the US.

Commuting to work: Chicago metro and the US

How do people travel to work (for those that work outside the home): drive alone, carpool, bus, subway, railroad, walk. How long was the trip: the distribution of average travel time to work.

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List of places in Chicago metro

Addison Village
Algonquin Village
Alsip Village
Antioch Village
Arlington Heights Village
Aurora City
Barrington Hills Village
Barrington Village
Bartlett Village
Batavia City
Beach Park Village
Bedford Park Village
Beecher Village
Bellwood Village
Bensenville Village
Berkeley Village
Berwyn City
Bloomingdale Village
Blue Island City
Bolingbrook Village
Boulder Hill
Braceville Village
Braidwood City
Bridgeview Village
Broadview Village
Brookfield Village
Buffalo Grove Village
Bull Valley Village
Burbank City
Burlington Village
Burnham Village
Burr Ridge Village
Calumet City City
Calumet Park Village
Carbon Hill Village
Carol Stream Village
Carpentersville Village
Cary Village
Channahon Village
Channel Lake
Chicago City
Chicago Heights City
Chicago Ridge Village
Cicero Town
Clarendon Hills Village
Coal City Village
Cortland Town
Country Club Hills City
Countryside City
Crest Hill City
Crestwood Village
Crete Village
Crystal Lake City
Crystal Lawns
Darien City
Deer Park Village
Deerfield Village
DeKalb City
Des Plaines City
Diamond Village
Dixmoor Village
Dolton Village
Downers Grove Village
East Brooklyn Village
East Dundee Village
East Hazel Crest Village
Elburn Village
Elgin City
Elk Grove Village Village
Elmhurst City
Elmwood Park Village
Elwood Village
Evanston City
Evergreen Park Village
Fairmont
Flossmoor Village
Ford Heights Village
Forest Lake
Forest Park Village
Forest View Village
Fox Lake Hills
Fox Lake Village
Fox River Grove Village
Fox River Valley Gardens Village
Frankfort Square
Frankfort Village
Franklin Park Village
Gages Lake
Gardner Village
Geneva City
Genoa City
Gilberts Village
Glen Ellyn Village
Glencoe Village
Glendale Heights Village
Glenview Village
Glenwood Village
Godley Village
Golf Village
Goodings Grove
Grandwood Park
Grayslake Village
Green Oaks Village
Greenwood Village
Gurnee Village
Hainesville Village

Hampshire Village
Hanover Park Village
Harvard City
Harvey City
Harwood Heights Village
Hawthorn Woods Village
Hazel Crest Village
Hebron Village
Hickory Hills City
Highland Park City
Highwood City
Hillside Village
Hinckley Village
Hinsdale Village
Hodgkins Village
Hoffman Estates Village
Holiday Hills Village
Hometown City
Homewood Village
Huntley Village
Indian Creek Village
Indian Head Park Village
Ingalls Park
Inverness Village
Island Lake Village
Itasca Village
Johnsburg Village
Joliet City
Justice Village
Kenilworth Village
Kildeer Village
Kingston Village
Kinsman Village
Kirkland Village
La Grange Park Village
La Grange Village
Lake Barrington Village
Lake Bluff Village
Lake Catherine
Lake Forest City
Lake in the Hills Village
Lake Villa Village
Lake Zurich Village
Lakemoor Village
Lakewood Shores
Lakewood Village
Lansing Village
Lee Village
Lemont Village
Libertyville Village
Lily Lake Village
Lincolnshire Village
Lincolnwood Village
Lindenhurst Village
Lisbon Village
Lisle Village
Lockport City
Lombard Village
Long Grove Village
Long Lake
Lynwood Village
Lyons Village
Malta Village
Manhattan Village
Maple Park Village
Marengo City
Markham City
Matteson Village
Maywood Village
Mazon Village
McCook Village
McCullom Lake Village
McHenry City
Melrose Park Village
Merrionette Park Village
Mettawa Village
Midlothian Village
Millington Village
Minooka Village
Mokena Village
Monee Village
Montgomery Village
Morris City
Morton Grove Village
Mount Prospect Village
Mundelein Village
Naperville City
New Lenox Village
Newark Village
Niles Village
Norridge Village
North Aurora Village
North Barrington Village
North Chicago City
North Riverside Village
Northbrook Village
Northfield Village
Northlake City
Oak Brook Village
Oak Forest City
Oak Lawn Village
Oak Park Village
Oakbrook Terrace City
Oakwood Hills Village
Old Mill Creek Village

Olympia Fields Village
Orland Hills Village
Orland Park Village
Oswego Village
Palatine Village
Palos Heights City
Palos Hills City
Palos Park Village
Park City City
Park Forest Village
Park Ridge City
Peotone Village
Phoenix Village
Pingree Grove Village
Pistakee Highlands
Plainfield Village
Plano City
Posen Village
Prairie Grove Village
Preston Heights
Prospect Heights City
Richmond Village
Richton Park Village
Ringwood Village
River Forest Village
River Grove Village
Riverdale Village
Riverside Village
Riverwoods Village
Robbins Village
Rockdale Village
Rolling Meadows City
Romeoville Village
Roselle Village
Rosemont Village
Round Lake Beach Village
Round Lake Heights Village
Round Lake Park Village
Round Lake Village
Sandwich City
Sauk Village Village
Schaumburg Village
Schiller Park Village
Shabbona Village
Shorewood Village
Skokie Village
Sleepy Hollow Village
Somonauk Village
South Barrington Village
South Chicago Heights Village
South Elgin Village
South Holland Village
South Wilmington Village
Spring Grove Village
St. Charles City
Steger Village
Stickney Village
Stone Park Village
Streamwood Village
Sugar Grove Village
Summit Village
Sycamore City
Symerton Village
Third Lake Village
Thornton Village
Tinley Park Village
Tower Lakes Village
Trout Valley Village
Union Village
University Park Village
Venetian Village
Vernon Hills Village
Verona Village
Villa Park Village
Virgil Village
Volo Village
Wadsworth Village
Warrenville City
Waterman Village
Wauconda Village
Waukegan City
Wayne Village
West Chicago City
West Dundee Village
Westchester Village
Western Springs Village
Westmont Village
Wheaton City
Wheeling Village
Willow Springs Village
Willowbrook
Willowbrook Village
Wilmette Village
Wilmington City
Winfield Village
Winnetka Village
Winthrop Harbor Village
Wonder Lake
Wonder Lake Village
Wood Dale City
Woodridge Village
Woodstock City
Worth Village
Yorkville City
Zion City

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Best State - Illinois	Best State - New York	Best State - Wisconsin
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