Wheaton, Glen Ellyn Among 2021 Best Small Cities: WalletHub

WHEATON, IL — Both Wheaton and GlenEllyn landed spots on WalletHub's recent roundup of the Best Small Cities in America.

WalletHub's study evaluated more than 1,300 cities (and villages like Glen Ellyn) with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 people. Factors weighed in the roundup include:

• Affordability
• Economic health
• Education and health
• Quality of life
• Safety

Overall, Wheaton ranked 59th and Glen Ellyn came in at number 64.

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Below is a roundup of the study's rankings for Wheaton:

• Affordability: 195th
• Economic health: 301st
• Education and health: 87th
• Quality of life: 468th
• Safety 113th

Here's how Glen Ellyn measured up, per WalletHub's study:

• Affordability: 172nd
• Economic health: 505th
• Education and health: 78th
• Quality of life: 610th
• Safety: 56th

View WalletHub's methodology to see how the rankings were calculated. Click the link to see where other Illinois cities landed on the Best Small Cities in America list.