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Relocation Advice: Find the best places to live in Illinois

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


Illinois Relocation Information

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Real Estate / Property Tax rates by County for Illinois

Relative effective property tax level: when compared to counties throughout the US, this is how Illinois ranks on property tax as a percentage of market value.

Median Effective Relatiave Property Tax Rates

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Population Density by County for Illinois

Relative effective density level: when compared to counties throughout the US, this is how Illinois ranks on the ratio of people per square mile.

Relative Population Density

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Residential Real Estate - Illinois

A summary of real estate and cost of living information to help you if you’re moving to Illinois. As part of relocating to Illinois, you can purchase a Locale Report to

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and get 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 Illinois, second home in Illinois, or retirement in Illinois.

Residential Real Estate Snapshot

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

Real Estate Overview

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Status and Year Built for Real Estate in Illinois

Ownership, rental and vacancy rates—and age distribution for residential real estate. 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.

Residential Status & Year Built

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Types of Residential Real Estate: Illinois 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 Illinois, multiple unit dwellings may offer less cost and time spent on maintenance.

Types of Residences

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Schools - Illinois

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

Education Statistics

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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

NAEP Test Scores

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Demographics - Illinois

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 Illinois.

Demographic Statistics

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Education level and Age Groups for people in Illinois

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

Education Level & Age Distribution

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Population Mobility: Illinois 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.

Population Mobility

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List of counties in Illinois

Numerical list   Alphabetical list
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Name
Jo Daviess
Stephenson
Lake
Winnebago
Boone
McHenry
Carroll
Ogle
Kane
DeKalb
DuPage
Cook
Whiteside
Lee
Kendall
Will
Rock Island
Bureau
Henry
La Salle
Grundy
Putnam
Mercer
Kankakee
Stark
Marshall
Knox
Livingston
Warren
Henderson
Woodford
Peoria
Iroquois
Tazewell
Ford
Fulton
McLean
McDonough
Hancock
Mason
De Witt
Vermilion
Logan
Schuyler
Champaign
Menard
Piatt
Cass
Adams
Brown
Macon
Douglas
Sangamon
Morgan
Edgar
Scott
Moultrie
Pike
Christian
Coles
Shelby
Greene
Clark
Cumberland
Macoupin
Montgomery
Calhoun
Jersey
Effingham
Jasper
Crawford
Fayette
Bond
Madison
Clay
Lawrence
Richland
Marion
Clinton
St. Clair
Wabash
Wayne
Edwards
Washington
Monroe
Jefferson
White
Hamilton
Randolph
Perry
Franklin
Gallatin
Jackson
Saline
Williamson
Hardin
Johnson
Union
Pope
Massac
Pulaski
Alexander
Name
Adams
Alexander
Bond
Boone
Brown
Bureau
Calhoun
Carroll
Cass
Champaign
Christian
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Coles
Cook
Crawford
Cumberland
De Witt
DeKalb
Douglas
DuPage
Edgar
Edwards
Effingham
Fayette
Ford
Franklin
Fulton
Gallatin
Greene
Grundy
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Henderson
Henry
Iroquois
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Jersey
Jo Daviess
Johnson
Kane
Kankakee
Kendall
Knox
La Salle
Lake
Lawrence
Lee
Livingston
Logan
Macon
Macoupin
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Mason
Massac
McDonough
McHenry
McLean
Menard
Mercer
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Moultrie
Ogle
Peoria
Perry
Piatt
Pike
Pope
Pulaski
Putnam
Randolph
Richland
Rock Island
Saline
Sangamon
Schuyler
Scott
Shelby
St. Clair
Stark
Stephenson
Tazewell
Union
Vermilion
Wabash
Warren
Washington
Wayne
White
Whiteside
Will
Williamson
Winnebago
Woodford
No.
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102
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5
50
18
67
7
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45
59
63
75
79
60
12
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64
41
10
52
11
55
83
69
72
35
91
36
92
62
21
88
39
96
30
19
33
93
70
86
68
1
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24
15
27
20
3
76
14
28
43
51
65
74
78
26
40
100
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6
37
46
23
85
66
54
57
8
32
90
47
58
99
101
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89
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17
94
53
44
56
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80
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34
98
42
81
29
84
82
87
13
16
95
4
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List of Metro Areas in Illinois

Bloomington - Normal
Champaign - Urbana
Chicago
Davenport - Moline - Rock Island
Decatur
Kankakee
Peoria - Pekin
Rockford
Springfield

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