“Explore the best suburbs to live in the U.S. based on crime, public schools, cost of living, job opportunities, and local amenities. Ranking based on data from the U.S. Census, FBI, BLS, CDC, and other sources. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.
Where Niche Grades come from and how Niche calculates rankings.”
Here’s a sampling of NICE’s grades:
#1 – Naperville
#5 – Kildeer
#9 – Long Grove
#18 – Tower Lakes
#30 – Barrington
#33 – North Barrington
#38 – Inverness
#40 – South Barrington
#48 – Lake Zurich
#62 – Hoffman Estates
#65 – Barrington Hills
#78 – Palatine
#79 – Lake Barrington
#81 – Fox River Grove
#101 – Algonquin
#103 – Cary
#138 – Port Barrington
#149 – West Dundee
#159 – East Dundee
#198 – Carpentersville
See the full list here.