Amenities in Downers Grove

OpenStreetMap · six inputs · 12% of the overall score

74/100
22nd of 60

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The six inputs

Groceries5

Chicago median 625% · scores 55

Restaurants & cafés63

Chicago median 5020% · scores 75

Parks72

Chicago median 6520% · scores 100

Fitness8

Chicago median 515% · scores 64

Healthcare13

Chicago median 910% · scores 64

Retail102

Chicago median 7510% · scores 87

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Best Chicago suburbs for amenities

All 60 ranked, Downers Grove highlighted

1ChicagoA+153 2EvanstonA+181 3Oak ParkA161 4NilesA106 5BerwynA−107 6SkokieA−121 7NapervilleA−92 8CiceroA−84 9Oak LawnA−106 10GlenviewB+77 11SchaumburgB+89 12AlgonquinB+92 13Park RidgeB+72 14Orland ParkB+90 15ValparaisoB+101 16Mount ProspectB+61 17Des PlainesB+77 18Arlington HeightsB63 19WheatonB58 20Highland ParkB60 21WoodridgeB67 22Downers GroveB63 23StreamwoodB51 24Buffalo GroveB−43 25PalatineB−44 26Carol StreamB−36 27Glendale HeightsB−42 28St. CharlesB−55 29ElmhurstB−41 30GurneeB−116 31WaukeganB−44 32Crystal LakeB−53 33LombardB−53 34NorthbrookB−45 35GaryB−32 36Calumet CityC+39 37DeKalbC+60 38ElginC+39 39Hanover ParkC+32 40AddisonC+30 41CarpentersvilleC+38 42HammondC25 43BolingbrookC53 44RomeovilleC32 45WheelingC39 46AuroraC39 47BartlettC24 48JolietC43 49MundeleinC23 50MerrillvilleC−53 51Tinley ParkC−25 52PlainfieldC−19 53Elk Grove VillageC−46 54Crown PointC−9 55Hoffman EstatesC−27 56OswegoC−49 57ScherervilleC−39 58North ChicagoD+26 59PortageF19 60HobartF8

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Better than Downers Grove on amenities

Downers Grove grades B on amenities. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.

SuburbAmenitiesRestaurants & cafésGroceriesOverall

Chicago18 mi from Downers GroveA+15322 54 C− Evanston24 mi from Downers GroveA+18115 69 B− Oak Park13 mi from Downers GroveA16115 67 C+ Niles19 mi from Downers GroveA10616 62 C Berwyn12 mi from Downers GroveA−10713 52 D+ Skokie22 mi from Downers GroveA−12111 66 C+

Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026

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