Springfield, the state capital · Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0Illinois rankings · 2026
Rankings in Illinois
21 lists rank Illinois’ towns of 2,500+ (767 with an overall grade); Clarendon Hills leads the overall list with an A+.
Graded lists sort on the same grades every town page shows; described lists (climate, income, property taxes, libraries) carry no letters. How grades work
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live767 towns · #1 Clarendon HillsBest small towns410 towns · #1 Clarendon HillsMost affordable towns768 towns · #1 Gillespie and Mount Olive TownshipSafest towns339 towns · #1 Campton HillsTowns with the best schools768 towns · #1 Clarendon Hills and Glencoe and Hinsdale and Lincolnshire and New Trier Township and Northbrook and Northfield and Vernon Township and Wilmette and WinnetkaHealthiest towns767 towns · #1 Glencoe and Western Springs and WinnetkaBest towns for jobs & income768 towns · #1 RiverwoodsMost walkable towns768 towns · #1 EvanstonTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk768 towns · #1 North ChicagoBest towns for the outdoors768 towns · #1 Lake BluffMost historic towns768 towns · #1 West Galena TownshipTowns with the most civic life754 towns · #1 Carthage TownshipTowns with the least snow767 towns · #1 BloomingtonDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns767 towns · #1 BartlettDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters713 towns · #1 MetropolisDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers713 towns · #1 MetropolisDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers713 towns · #1 Winthrop HarborDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes768 towns · #1 Hinsdale and 3 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes708 towns · #1 Park CityDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns764 towns · #1 Wonder LakeDescribed, no lettersTowns with the most-used libraries260 towns · #1 MarshallDescribed, no letters
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