Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Median home value$344,300
Chicago $323,000
Median rent$1,655/mo
Chicago $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households27%
Chicago 33%
Gurnee
Lake County30,510 residents3 school districts
60
C
Suburbgrade score
30th of 60 Chicago suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by cost of living.
60
Chicago median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Gurnee is like to live in, by category
Bars show Gurnee against Chicago. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Within-state proficiency48th pct
Chicago median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio13.5
Chicago median 13.7
Graduation rate—
Chicago median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 51/100
D+
Housing cost index111
Chicago 100
Eff. tax rate2.39%
Chicago 1.83%
Local sales tax8.96%
Chicago median 8.96%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Mean commute27.4 min
Chicago 30.3 min
Under 30 minutes64%
Chicago 51%
Transit stops / sq mi3.5
Chicago median 3.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés116
Chicago median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Chicago median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks45
Chicago median 65 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Median household income$119,628
Chicago $90,887
Unemployment4.8%
Chicago 6.1%
Professional occupations54%
Chicago 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Gurnee on cost of living
Gurnee's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Niles25 mi from GurneeC+ 62 C Des Plaines23 mi from GurneeC 66 C+ Waukegan3 mi from GurneeC 51 D+ Wheeling17 mi from GurneeC 58 C North Chicago5 mi from GurneeC 48 D+ Mundelein8 mi from GurneeC− 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 Gurnee
Is Gurnee, IL a good place to live?
Gurnee scores 60 out of 100, 30th of 60 Chicago suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Gurnee expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $344,300, 7% above the Chicago median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.39%. $1,655/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Gurnee?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Gurnee sit at the 48th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 13.5 student–teacher ratio. Gurnee is served by Warren Twp Hsd 121, Woodland CCSD 50 and Gurnee SD 56. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Gurnee?
The mean commute is 27.4 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 3.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Gurnee?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 116 restaurants and cafés and 45 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Gurnee old or new?
The median home in Gurnee was built in 1992 — 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. 76% 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.