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Best places to retire in Illinois
A growing percentage of the working-age population has been retiring each year since the Great Recession—a trend that has only sped up in the years since the pandemic began, according to a recent Congressional Research Service analysis. And as members of the boomer generation move solidly into their golden years, they're looking for a place to live out a longer retirement than previous generations have enjoyed.
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to retire in Illinois using data from Niche.
#30. La Grange Park
- Population: 13,501
#29. Gibson City
- Population: 3,593
#28. Glenview
- Population: 48,150
#27. Hamilton
- Population: 2,777
#26. Long Grove
- Population: 8,258
#25. Clarendon Hills
- Population: 8,707
#24. Lena
- Population: 2,854
#23. Marion
- Population: 16,960
#22. Northfield
- Population: 5,853
#21. Peru
- Population: 9,862
#20. Glencoe
- Population: 8,824
#19. Palos Heights
- Population: 12,116
#18. McLeansboro
- Population: 2,749
#17. Geneseo
- Population: 6,774
#16. Kenilworth
- Population: 2,423
#15. Lincolnshire
- Population: 7,905
#14. Godfrey
- Population: 17,812
#13. Lake Forest
- Population: 19,450
#12. Crestwood
- Population: 10,908
#11. Burr Ridge
- Population: 11,167
#10. Casey
- Population: 2,422
#9. Northbrook
- Population: 35,108
#8. Lake Barrington
- Population: 5,557
#7. Highland Park
- Population: 30,245
#6. Oak Brook
- Population: 8,178
#5. Energy
- Population: 1,167
#4. Inverness
- Population: 7,684
#3. Riverwoods
- Population: 3,742
#2. Aledo
- Population: 3,860
#1. Leland Grove
- Population: 1,336
