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Oak Park 11th in 'Best Cities in Illinois' Ranking
Real estate blog Movoto ranks Illinois' 50 largest cities, including No. 11, Oak Park.
Oak Park just missed the top 10 of real estate blog Movoto's list of the best cities in Illinois.
Movoto Real Estate, which ranks cities nationally, named the Village of Northbrook the No. 1 place to live, based on its amenities, cost of living, crime statistics, education, employment and home value.
Oak Park came in at No. 11, with high marks for amenities, education, median income and home value. To come to a conclusion, Movoto started with the 50 largest cities in Illinois and ranked them with a score of 1 to 50, 1 being the best. Each city was averaged for an overall store.
Oak Park didn't do as well in the cost of living and crime categories, bringing the village's overall score to 15.8.
The top 10 list, in order, included:
- Village of Northbrook
- City of Highland Park
- Village of Glenview
- City of Park Ridge
- City of Elmhurst
- City of Wheaton
- Village of Arlington Heights
- Village of Downers Grove
- Village of Palatine
- Village of Mount Prospect
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