Elmhurst Ranked Among Most Family Friendly Cities in Illinois

Credit: Movoto

Elmhurst is among Movoto.com’s list of top 10 best places for families in Illinois for 2014.

The real estate blog took a look at the state’s 50 most populated towns, ranking them using the following criteria:

• GreatSchools score (the higher the better)
• High school graduation rate (the higher the better)
• Percent of households with children (the higher the better)
• Crimes per 100,000 people (the lower the better)
• Cost of living (the lower the better)
• Unemployment rate (the lower the better)
• Commute time (the lower the better)
• Childcare facilities and providers per capita (the higher the better)
• Parks per capita (the higher the better)

Elmhurst came in at No. 4, just behind Glenview and Naperville.

“Just so ya know, Greatschools.org doesn’t just give away good grades lightly, like your old gym teacher might have. So when we say that Elmhurst earned a 10 out of 10 from the website, just know that these kids earned it. And if these same kids are growing up and entering the community’s workforce, well, it’s no wonder the unemployment rate was just 5.30 percent.”

The site also noted Elmhurst’s high number of parks per capita.

Check out the entire top 10 list:

1. Village of Oak Park
2. Village of Glenview
3. City of Naperville
4. City of Elmhurst
5. Village of Plainfield
6. City of Wheaton
7. Village of Buffalo Grove
8. Village of Downers Grove
9. City of Schaumburg
10. City of Park Ridge