US-IL-Chicagoland-Long Grove, 2007
Long Grove’s story
179 years in pictures
Census counts: 84 in 1880, 8,366 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 4 maps from 1963 on.
- 1847Long Grove is settled
Long GroveIL
A town of 8,343, settled in 1847.
Population
8,343
2025 Census estimate · −0.6% since 2020
Typical home
$958K
+6% in a year
Household income
$250K
median
Median age
49.2
years
Jobs based here
2,278
A commuter town
TownGrade
A+
#44 of 767 in IL
Is Long Grove a good place to live?
Few places in the country grade higher. Long Grove earns an A+, ranked 44th of 767 in Illinois. The median household earns $250K, its public schools beat 97% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation, and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 96% of the country. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $958K for a typical one and 10.5 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. 76% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Long Grove, above both Illinois’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 112 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on the outdoors. Long Grove is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns.
What makes Long Grove stand out
Where Long Grove beats most towns.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Long Grove for work
Where Long Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
2,278jobs based in Long Grove
1%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Long Grove grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Long Grove is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 13%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
Jobs & incomeA+Open →SchoolsA+Open →HealthAdvocate Good Shepherd Hospital 5.8 miles awayA+Open →Cost of livingDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 8.1 of 20; 1% of households have no carA−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 34% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsAOpen →History4 notable people born hereCOpen →Civic life3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 188 attractions →Wrigley Field and 153 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Long Grove. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw13 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
15 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaRate FieldSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Long Grove: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Long Grove, and how to reach them.
PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVernon Hills - Lake Co PwNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Long Grove’s trash rules yet
SchoolsAdlai E. Stevenson High School District 125Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 962 districts serve Long Grove; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereLake County ClerkLake County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2024
ZIP codes60047, 6006060047 95% · 60060 5%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Long Grove.
Long Grove has less food insecurity than most of Illinois and has household incomes well above the Illinois norm, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Illinois.
HousingCost of living grade D
The median rent in Long Grove is higher than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
At 10.5 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home (about $958K) costs more against local pay than in 99% of Illinois towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Kildeer is next at $870K.
The median rent in Long Grove is $3,501 a month. Typical home values rose 6% in the year to September 2026.
$958KZillow home value
Typical home value
Long Grove$958K
Illinois$296K
Market temperature
62
days on market
101.8%
sale-to-list price
+6%
value change, 1 year
7
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
OutdoorsA
Conserved land covers 6% of Long Grove
15 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Long Grove’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Heron Creek Forest Preserve, at 123 acres.
#78for trails in IL
| Long Grove | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
6%
conserved · 485 of 8,031 acres
15 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Reed Turner Woodland | 1.1 mi | 22 |
| 2. Buffalo Creek Park | 0.3 mi | 7 |
| 3. Heron Creek Forest Preserve | — | 123 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthA+
A smaller share of adults in Long Grove report frequent mental distress than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
Its widest gap with Illinois is food insecurity: 6.7% of its 6,374 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.9% statewide. Against the 436 U.S. towns with household incomes like Long Grove’s, it is less healthy than 75%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
11% of Long Grove adults report frequent mental distress. Long Grove beats the Illinois average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 27% of Long Grove adults feel lonely.
96%healthier than U.S. townsA+Health Grade
| Long Grove | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 23% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
23 better7 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Long Grove | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.2% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.6% |
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
5.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
94th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Long Grove’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 1,200 in 2013 to 2,278. 34.8% of workers work from home, against 15.9% across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Long Grove for work: only 1% work in town. 35% of workers work from home in Long Grove. Since 2013, Long Grove has added 1,078 jobs, to 2,278 in 2023.
1%work in town
| Long Grove | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 35% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $250,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Long Grove1%
Chicago18%
Schaumburg4%
Buffalo Grove3%
Vernon Hills3%
12 mi
median commute distance
2,278
jobs based in Long Grove
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Long Grove, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Long Grove has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
43″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–33°
Spring38–58°
Summer61–81°
Fall42–61°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Long Grove
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Long Grove.
34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
5
paid flood claims since 1982
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Long Grove
19pages on Long Grove
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Long Grove
University of Saint Mary of the LakeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mundelein5.9 miTrinity International University-IllinoisUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Deerfield6.7 mi$12,320 tuitionWilliam Rainey Harper CollegeCommunity college · Public · Palatine8.4 mi$3,894 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Long Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Famous people from Long Grove
4 notable people were born in Long Grove.
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About Long Grove
Village in Lake County, Illinois, United States
Long Grove is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States, approximately 35 miles (56 km) away from and a northwest suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 8,366. The village has strict building ordinances to preserve its "country atmosphere".
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1956
- Area
- 13 sq mi
Long Grove’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Long Grove.
Buffalo GroveMundeleinKildeerVernon HillsHawthorn WoodsLong Grove
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Grove | #44 | A+ | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Buffalo Grove | #31 | A+ | C− | A− | A | A+ |
| Mundelein | #142 | A | C− | A− | B+ | A− |
| Kildeer | #59 | A | C− | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Vernon Hills | #108 | A | D | B | A+ | A+ |
| Hawthorn Woods | #2 | A+ | C | A+ | A | A+ |
Long Grove reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Long Grove with a neighbor →
Questions about Long Grove
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Long Grove, IL a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Long Grove grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #44 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A+ for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Long Grove, IL expensive?
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.
What is Long Grove, IL known for?
4 notable people were born here, including Philip Knopf and Aidan O'Connell.