WalletHub: Illinois' Top 20 Best and Worst Cities for Families

If you’ve got a couple of kids and are looking for a new place to live, there are plenty of Illinois cities that are great places to put down roots — but watch out, there are plenty of tough places too.

Wallethub has put together a list of the best and worst Illinois cities for families in 2016. The study looked at 162 different cities in Illinois and 21 different factors that may be important for families living in the area. Some of those components include neighborhood playgrounds and attractions, number of other families with kids, average commute time, quality of nearby schools, crime rates, housing affordability, divorce rate and unemployment rate.

Here are the Top 20 best and worst cities in Illinois for families.

If you didn’t see your town, we also included WalletHub’s map with all 162 cities.

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