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Safest Cities in IL
These are the safest cities in Illinois, weighted primarily by safety while still factoring in affordability and overall livability.
This page helps users searching for the safest cities in Illinois compare stronger safety profiles while still understanding affordability and overall fit.
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Data-driven ranking of Safest Cities in IL based on cost, safety, and livability.
Safest cities in Illinois
Cities that rise highest when safety carries the most weight.
#1
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Lockport, IL scores 64/100 (Fair) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city with a moderately affordable cost profile, a stronger safety profile,…
#2
100
Oswego, IL scores 63/100 (Fair) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city with a moderately affordable cost profile, a stronger safety profile,…
#3
100
Wheaton, IL scores 65/100 (Good) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city with a moderately affordable cost profile, a stronger safety profile,…
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#4
100
Plainfield, IL scores 63/100 (Fair) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city with…
#5
100
Huntley, IL scores 64/100 (Fair) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city with…
#6
Lake in the Hills, IL scores 64/100 (Fair) on Your Area Score. It is a…
#7
100
Glen Ellyn, IL scores 63/100 (Fair) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city…
#8
100
Bartlett, IL scores 63/100 (Fair) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city with…
#9
100
Edwardsville, IL scores 66/100 (Good) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city with…
#10
Orland Park, IL scores 66/100 (Good) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city…
#11
97
Palatine, IL scores 66/100 (Good) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city with…
#12
Mundelein, IL scores 66/100 (Good) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city with…
#13
97
Wheeling, IL scores 66/100 (Good) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city with…
#14
New Lenox, IL scores 64/100 (Fair) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city…
#15
Woodridge, IL scores 64/100 (Fair) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city with…
#16
Highland Park, IL scores 60/100 (Fair) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city…
#17
Buffalo Grove, IL scores 62/100 (Fair) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city…
#18
97
Elmhurst, IL scores 60/100 (Fair) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city with…
#19
Carol Stream, IL scores 64/100 (Fair) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city…
#20
Arlington Heights, IL scores 64/100 (Fair) on Your Area Score. It is a smaller city…
How to use this safest-cities ranking
Safety-driven searches often start with risk reduction, but the best relocation decisions still depend on cost, access, and day-to-day livability. That is why this page balances safety with supporting signals.
The goal is to surface safer cities in Illinois that still offer a workable quality-of-life profile, rather than treating one metric as the entire decision.
How this ranking works
The safest-city model in Illinois gives the most weight to safety, then uses affordability, infrastructure, and overall MoveScore as supporting filters so stronger safety profiles rise higher without ignoring broader livability.
These pages are designed to help users compare cities faster, then click deeper into the city profiles for more detail on cost of living, safety, climate, schools, infrastructure, grocery access, and broader trade-offs.
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