Report Names 162 Best Cities for Illinois Families

Where does Chicago rank?

WalletHub has released their new study, detailing their findings on the best cities for Illinois families. The report measured four distinct categories: family life and fun, education, health and safety, affordability, and socioeconomic environment. The results of each are aggregated together to form a total overall score. Perhaps somewhat unsurprisingly, Chicago ranked fairly low, coming in at #154 with an overall score of 41.49 (out of 100).

Source: WalletHub

Many suburban Chicagoland neighborhoods fared much better than the Windy City, with Morton taking over the top spot with a total score of 72.67 – barely edging out runner-up Deerfield.

Here’s a look at the Top 10:

1) Morton (Score: 72.67)

2) Deerfield (Score: 72.08)

3) Washington (Score: 69.88)

4) Libertyville (Score: 69.76)

5) O’Fallon (Score: 69.25)

6) Hinsdale (Score: 69.04)

7) Cary (Score: 68.51)

8) Lake in the Hills (Score: 68.01)

9) Frankfort (Score: 67.23)

10) Naperville (Score: 66.94)

Other notable mentions:

•   Oak Park and Frankfort tied for the most playgrounds per capita
•   Chicago has the most attractions of any other city in the study
•   Hinsdale has the lowest violent crime rate
•   Frankfort has the lowest divorce rate
•   Huntley has the least % of families below the poverty line
•   Montgomery has the most families with kids
•   Granite City has the most affordable housing
•   Deerfield has the highest median family salary (adjusted for cost of living)

You can view the complete study with all of its rankings and scores at Wallethub.com