Winnetka ranks the best suburb in Illinois, study finds

(The Center Square) — Based on a ranking consisting of 11 measurements, including income levels, crime rates and commute times, Winnetka is the most desirable Illinois suburb in which to live, according to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis published in January.

Winnetka, which is part of the Chicago metropolitan area, has a homeownership rate of 89 percent and an average commute time of 36.6 minutes. Its median household income came in at $220,577.

The analysis indicated that interest in suburban living has risen during the coronavirus pandemic, since suburban properties tend to provide residents who are spending more time at home with more living space.

Many of the suburban communities in the ranking also rank among the best overall places in the United States in which to live, according to 24/7 Wall St.

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Best Suburbs to Live in, State by State

StateCity / CommunityPopulationMedian Household IncomeHomeownership RateAverage Commute Time (in Minutes)Metropolitan AreaAlabamaHoover84,480$84,04269.1%23.9BirminghamAlaskaPalmer6,978$60,35062.0%29.7AnchorageArizonaParadise Valley14,215$204,14593.5%22.4PhoenixArkansasCave Springs3,881$114,28693.6%18.8FayettevilleCaliforniaAtherton7,185Over $250,00093.6%23.0San FranciscoColoradoCherry Hills Village6,600Over $250,00095.2%19.7DenverConnecticutDarien21,759$210,51185.3%36.4BridgeportDelawareMiddletown21,250$89,35479.4%36.9PhiladelphiaFloridaParkland30,471$146,09484.2%29.9MiamiGeorgiaMilton38,171$125,09673.3%28.7AtlantaHawaiiMaunawili2,023$135,00090.9%28.6Urban HonoluluIdahoMeridian97,008$68,13176.7%22.1Boise CityIllinoisWinnetka12,481$220,57789.0%36.6ChicagoIndianaSt. John16,839$105,19897.5%36.9ChicagoIowaClive17,195$101,61679.8%17.9Des MoinesKansasLeawood34,570$149,73690.5%21.3Kansas CityKentuckyEdgewood8,723$99,18387.4%22.0CincinnatiLouisianaYoungsville12,753$86,63785.0%30.3LafayetteMaineHampden3,889$87,75084.4%17.2BangorMarylandMount Airy9,395$117,34191.6%40.5BaltimoreMassachusettsDover2,533$212,57493.6%31.2BostonMichiganHuntington Woods6,340$130,41797.6%23.1DetroitMinnesotaMedina6,191$144,10793.8%28.0MinneapolisMississippiMadison25,522$106,84993.2%22.4JacksonMissouriLadue8,586$192,50097.5%17.6St. LouisMontanaLaurel6,849$50,54168.7%20.9BillingsNebraskaPapillion20,466$80,85367.4%19.9OmahaNevadaBoulder City15,680$60,87069.2%24.3Las VegasNew HampshireGoffstown3,000$83,48076.4%33.0ManchesterNew JerseyRumson6,805$177,85791.9%45.2New YorkNew MexicoCorrales8,544$79,30389.7%25.3AlbuquerqueNew YorkScarsdale17,805Over $250,00090.6%42.8New YorkNorth CarolinaDavidson12,666$128,25579.7%26.7CharlotteNorth DakotaWest Fargo34,419$81,05167.8%16.6FargoOhioPepper Pike6,242$193,88998.8%22.1ClevelandOklahomaPIedmont7,424$97,73394.9%29.2Oklahoma CityOregonWest Linn26,511$104,06178.9%28.3PortlandPennsylvaniaSwarthmore6,304$109,64877.8%24.0PhiladelphiaRhode IslandTiverton7,757$68,85071.9%25.7ProvidenceSouth CarolinaTega Cay9,954$123,56493.1%32.1CharlotteSouth DakotaBrandon9,867$84,07573.3%19.9Sioux FallsTennesseeBrentwood41,987$160,59790.8%25.5Nashville-DavidsonTexasWest University Place15,619Over $250,00089.4%20.7HoustonUtahMapleton9,509$109,35694.3%23.9ProvoVermontSouth Burlington18,975$71,01759.8%16.4BurlingtonVirginiaVienna16,488$155,49084.1%28.6Washington, D.C.WashingtonSammamish64,049$165,31885.8%33.2SeattleWest VirginiaCharles Town5,885$72,32963.0%38.9Washington, D.C.WisconsinElm Grove6,172$115,97293.4%23.2MilwaukeeWyomingRanchettes6,097$95,25091.3%18.1Cheyenne

Source: 24/7 Wall St.

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