Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Median home value$335,700
Chicago $323,000
Median rent$1,948/mo
Chicago $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
Chicago 33%
Lombard
DuPage County43,619 residents4 school districts
63
C+
Suburbgrade score
20th of 60 Chicago suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by cost of living.
63
Chicago median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lombard is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lombard against Chicago. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Within-state proficiency61st pct
Chicago median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio14.4
Chicago median 13.7
Graduation rate—
Chicago median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 53/100
C−
Housing cost index110
Chicago 100
Eff. tax rate2.13%
Chicago 1.83%
Local sales tax8.96%
Chicago median 8.96%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Mean commute25.6 min
Chicago 30.3 min
Under 30 minutes63%
Chicago 51%
Transit stops / sq mi4.3
Chicago median 3.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés53
Chicago median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Chicago median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks67
Chicago median 65 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median household income$100,362
Chicago $90,887
Unemployment4.4%
Chicago 6.1%
Professional occupations52%
Chicago 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lombard on cost of living
Lombard's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Cicero13 mi from LombardC+ 49 D+ Niles15 mi from LombardC+ 62 C Downers Grove5 mi from LombardC 68 B− Addison4 mi from LombardC 56 C− Elk Grove Village9 mi from LombardC 62 C Des Plaines13 mi from LombardC 66 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 Lombard
Is Lombard, IL a good place to live?
Lombard scores 63 out of 100, 20th 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 Lombard expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $335,700, 4% above the Chicago median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.13%. $1,948/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lombard?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Lombard sit at the 61st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 14.4 student–teacher ratio. Lombard is served by Glenbard Twp Hsd 87, Lombard SD 44, Dupage Hsd 88 and SD 45 Dupage County. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lombard?
The mean commute is 25.6 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 20% working from home. Transit density is 4.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lombard?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 53 restaurants and cafés and 67 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Lombard old or new?
The median home in Lombard was built in 1971 — close to 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. 61% 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.