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31,885 people live in this town, settled in 1956. A regional job hub with 50,253 jobs.
Plenty to like here, at a price. With a B+ overall, Elk Grove Village sits 303rd of 767 in Illinois. That leaves it better than 72% of U.S. towns. Its strongest subject is health (A): residents are healthier than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It is strong on schools as well (A−) — its public schools beat four in five Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. The drawback is cost of living (D): the typical home is worth about $398K, 4.4 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Only 34 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on history. On hazard risk, just 84 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Elk Grove Village beats most towns.
Where Elk Grove Village’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 Elk Grove Village is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,608 in 1960, 32,812 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1970 and 6 maps from 1927 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Elk Grove Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw26 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
5 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaRate FieldSoldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elk Grove Village, 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 Elk Grove Village.
Elk Grove Village carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Illinois (mostly inland flooding), draws workers from Chicago and beyond and has seen reported crime fall beyond ordinary swings.
Count the trails in 44 parks and preserves and they come to 9.7 miles. The biggest park or preserve is Ned Brown Forest Preserve, at 156 acres. In Elk Grove Village, the density of trails is 0.8 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Illinois’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Elk Grove Village | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jack A. Claes Pavilion | 1 mi | 27 |
| 2. Lions Park | 0.6 mi | 15 |
| 3. Johnson Park | 0.5 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
50,253 jobs are based in Elk Grove Village, 3.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
In Elk Grove Village, the typical household income is $94,000. Most people who work leave Elk Grove Village to do it: just 11% work in town. The share of workers in Elk Grove Village who work from home is 16%, above both the Illinois town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%). Half of commuters travel less than 9 miles.
| Elk Grove Village | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
33% of Elk Grove Village adults sleep under 7 hours. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Elk Grove Village is ahead of Illinois on 15 and behind on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 14% report frequent mental distress, 30% have high blood pressure.
| Elk Grove Village | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Elk Grove Village | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.4% | 7.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 92% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $379 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
The national flood insurance program has paid 31 claims in Elk Grove Village since 1987. The town’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 18 of 100. FEMA puts 38% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 29% to cold waves. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 9 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Elk Grove Village’s going rate for rent comes in at $1,618 a month. Typical home values rose 6.1% in the year to September 2026. Homes sold in Elk Grove Village spent a median 43 days on the market.
| Elk Grove Village | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,618 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 16°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (39% statewide). Elk Grove Village is shrinking: down 3.3% since 2020, to 31,885 residents (2025 estimate). 41% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in the town.
| Elk Grove Village | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.8 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.3 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Elk Grove Village | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.8% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.7% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.9% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.4% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Reported crimes fell from 538 to 456 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property offense rate for Elk Grove Village comes to 13.4 per 1,000 residents. The violent offense rate for Elk Grove Village comes to 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Elk Grove Village | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.4 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
20 within 15 miles of the center of Elk Grove Village
About 4 of every 100 Elk Grove Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
11 notable people were born in Elk Grove Village.
Village in Illinois, United States
Elk Grove Village is a village in Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 32,812 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 31,802 in 2024. Located 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Chicago along the Golden Corridor, the Village of Elk Grove Village was incorporated on July 17, 1956. It is directly adjacent to O'Hare International Airport and is economically important to the Chicago metropolitan area due to its large industrial park, located on the eastern border of the village. The community is served by several Interstate highways including I-90, I-290/I-355/Route 53, and IL-390. Elk Grove is also expected to be served by the I-490 Western O'Hare Bypass upon comple…
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10 towns share a border with Elk Grove Village.
Bensenville next door grades lower for schools (B− to Elk Grove Village’s A−) and higher for cost of living (C to D).
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove Village | #303 | B+ | D | B− | A− | A |
| Bensenville | #446 | B | C | B | B− | B |
| Schaumburg | #233 | A− | D | C+ | A | A+ |
| Elk Grove Township | #294 | B+ | D | — | B | A |
| Wood Dale | #405 | B | D | B | C+ | B+ |
| Schaumburg Township | #91 | A | D | — | A | A |
| Roselle | #247 | A− | C− | — | B | A |
| Addison Township | #410 | B | C− | — | C+ | A− |
Elk Grove Township, Schaumburg Township, Roselle and Addison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Elk Grove Village with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Elk Grove Village grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #303 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A for health, B− for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
11 notable people were born here, including Katie Lind and Kelli Hubly.
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