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Because it does well by almost any measure. Hinsdale earns an A+, 5th among Illinois's 767 graded towns. It is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates, the median household earns $250K, and its schools outperform 98% of the state's. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.3 million, 14.2 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. 81% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hinsdale, above both Illinois’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Hinsdale is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. Hinsdale has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Francis Stuyvesant Peabody House and William Whitney House.
Where Hinsdale beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Hinsdale | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.6% | 15.9% |
Census counts: 819 in 1880, 17,395 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1889 and 8 maps from 1891 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Hinsdale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hinsdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw18 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw17 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearSoldier 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 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hinsdale, 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 Hinsdale.
Hinsdale draws workers from Chicago and beyond and has less food insecurity than most of Illinois, but it has seen reported crime rise by about half.
At 14.2 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home (about $1.29M) costs more against local pay than in any other Illinois town; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Oak Brook is next at $993K.
The median rent in Hinsdale is $1,924 a month. Typical home values rose 10% in the year to September 2026. 90% of households own their home in Hinsdale.
| Hinsdale | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,924 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 90% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its widest gap with Illinois is food insecurity: 5.6% of its 12,278 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.9% statewide.
11% of Hinsdale adults report frequent mental distress. Only 3 of the 767 Illinois towns we compare have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Hinsdale. 8.4% of Hinsdale adults report frequent physical distress.
| Hinsdale | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.3% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hinsdale | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.6% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.6% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
11,164 jobs are based in Hinsdale, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 31.9% of workers work from home, against 15.9% across Illinois.
Hinsdale’s average trip to work is 32 minutes. Jobs based in Hinsdale grew to 11,164 in 2023, 1,668 more than in 2013. Most working residents leave Hinsdale for work: only 5% work in town.
| Hinsdale | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 32% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $250,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.9 miles of trail in 16 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Katherine Legge Memorial Park, at 51 acres.
| Hinsdale | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.8% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Burns Field Park | 0.6 mi | 8 |
| 2. Robbins Park | 0.5 mi | 20 |
| 3. Highland Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Reported crimes rose from 63 to 94 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 7 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Hinsdale has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
53 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 10 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 53 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hinsdale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
23 within 15 miles of the center of Hinsdale
About 4 of every 100 Hinsdale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Where Hinsdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
8 places in Hinsdale on the National Register of Historic Places.
52 notable people were born in Hinsdale.
Village in the US State of Illinois
Hinsdale is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion in Cook County. It is one of the wealthiest communities in Illinois and in the United States. Hinsdale is a western suburb of Chicago with a population of 17,395 in the 2020 census.
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8 towns share a border with Hinsdale.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinsdale | #5 | A+ | D | A | A+ | A+ |
| Burr Ridge | #80 | A | D− | A− | A | A |
| Oak Brook | #462 | B− | D− | D− | A+ | A |
| Western Springs | #4 | A+ | C− | A+ | A+ | A+ |
| Indian Head Park | #128 | A | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Westmont | #148 | A | D | B | A | A |
| Clarendon Hills | #1 | A+ | C | A | A+ | A+ |
| Downers Grove Township | #82 | A | D | — | A | A |
Indian Head Park and Downers Grove Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hinsdale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Hinsdale grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #5 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A+ for health, A 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.
52 notable people were born here, including Danielle Campbell and Chris Klein.
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