Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
East Dundee grades B− overall, ranked 467th of 767 in Illinois, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $90K and 8% of its land is conserved. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $328K for a typical one and 3.6 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. East Dundee’s median age is 54.2 years, against 40.7 years in Illinois’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Dundee Township Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 768 Illinois towns, just 9 have a lower share of children under 18 than East Dundee.
Where East Dundee beats most towns.
Dundee Township Historic DistrictWhere East Dundee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far East Dundee is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 849 in 1880, 3,152 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 6 maps from 1925 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Dundee. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
20 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
Big draw25 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a yearWrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Dundee, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in East Dundee.
East Dundee draws workers from Elgin and beyond, but it reports more crime than West Dundee and its other graded neighbors and has many renters stretched by housing costs.
4,220 jobs are based in East Dundee, 2.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 2,920 in 2013 to 4,220.
Most working residents leave East Dundee for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, East Dundee has added 1,300 jobs, to 4,220 in 2023. East Dundee’s average trip to work is 28 minutes.
| East Dundee | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Each of the 3 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from West Dundee (B) to Barrington Hills (A). Reported crimes fell from 95 to 65 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in East Dundee is 20 per 1,000 residents.
| East Dundee | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
East Dundee beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 20% of East Dundee adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| East Dundee | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | East Dundee | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.6% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 7.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
People 65 and older are 27% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 13% of residents (22% statewide). 40% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in East Dundee. East Dundee has lost 2.2% of its people since 2020, down to 3,130 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 86% are men (IL 50%).
| East Dundee | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.7% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.8% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.7% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.3% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.5% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
East Dundee has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 15° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
76.8% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 47.9% across Illinois.
Typical home values rose 5.5% in the year to September 2026.
| East Dundee | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,277 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| East Dundee | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lions Park | 0.1 mi | 11 |
| 2. Spring Lake Preserve | 0.1 mi | 2 |
| 3. Freeman Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East Dundee.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6 within 15 miles of the center of East Dundee
About 6 of every 100 East Dundee residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
2,860 counted in 2010 and 3,152 in 2020; an estimated 3,130 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 2.2%, after 10.2% growth in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Village in the United States
East Dundee is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States, with a small section in Cook County. The population was 3,152 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with East Dundee.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B−; Carpentersville (B+) is closest.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Dundee | #467 | B− | C− | C | B+ | B+ |
| Carpentersville | #309 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ | B− |
| West Dundee | #240 | A− | D | B | B+ | A |
| Barrington Hills | #77 | A | D− | A | A | A |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
East Dundee grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #467 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health, C for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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