Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Median home value$314,700
Chicago $323,000
Median rent$1,749/mo
Chicago $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
Chicago 33%
Bolingbrook
Will County74,096 residents2 school districts
58
C
Suburbgrade score
37th of 60 Chicago suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by cost of living.
58
Chicago median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Bolingbrook is like to live in, by category
Bars show Bolingbrook against Chicago. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 72/100
B−
Within-state proficiency61st pct
Chicago median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio12.6
Chicago median 13.7
Graduation rate—
Chicago median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 46/100
D
Housing cost index107
Chicago 100
Eff. tax rate2.36%
Chicago 1.83%
Local sales tax8.96%
Chicago median 8.96%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 47/100
D
Mean commute30.0 min
Chicago 30.3 min
Under 30 minutes54%
Chicago 51%
Transit stops / sq mi2.1
Chicago median 3.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Restaurants & cafés53
Chicago median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Chicago median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks62
Chicago median 65 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Median household income$108,400
Chicago $90,887
Unemployment5.7%
Chicago 6.1%
Professional occupations42%
Chicago 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Bolingbrook on cost of living
Bolingbrook's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Cicero21 mi from BolingbrookC+ 49 D+ Downers Grove9 mi from BolingbrookC 68 B− Addison18 mi from BolingbrookC 56 C− Elk Grove Village23 mi from BolingbrookC 62 C Oak Lawn18 mi from BolingbrookC 55 C− Orland Park14 mi from BolingbrookC 61 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Bolingbrook
Is Bolingbrook, IL a good place to live?
Bolingbrook scores 58 out of 100, 37th of 60 Chicago suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Bolingbrook expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D. The median home is $314,700, 3% below the Chicago median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.36%. $1,749/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Bolingbrook?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Bolingbrook sit at the 61st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 12.6 student–teacher ratio. Bolingbrook is served by Valley View Cusd 365u and Plainfield School District 202. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Bolingbrook?
The mean commute is 30.0 min, with 54% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 17% working from home. Transit density is 2.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Bolingbrook?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 53 restaurants and cafés and 62 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Bolingbrook old or new?
The median home in Bolingbrook was built in 1989 — newer than the Chicago median of 1971. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 86% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.