Lowest Poverty Rate Neighborhoods in Illinois (2026 Rankings)

Low poverty rates often correlate with better schools, infrastructure, and community resources. We ranked 25 neighborhoods in Illinois by poverty rate to find the most economically stable areas.

Sherman villageIL

Kurby Score: 94

Poverty Rate: 0.2%

Median Income: $139,475

Unemployment: 3.0%

Home Value: $285,700

Population: 4,120

Spring Grove villageIL

Kurby Score: 91

Poverty Rate: 1.1%

Median Income: $137,891

Unemployment: 8.9%

Home Value: $349,900

Population: 5,694

River Forest villageIL

Kurby Score: 65

Poverty Rate: 1.2%

Median Income: $144,784

Unemployment: 5.6%

Home Value: $668,900

Population: 11,568

Hawthorn Woods villageIL

Kurby Score: 70

Poverty Rate: 1.3%

Median Income: $215,817

Unemployment: 3.5%

Home Value: $580,400

Population: 9,111

Long Grove villageIL

Kurby Score: 63

Poverty Rate: 1.4%

Median Income: $236,172

Unemployment: 2.9%

Home Value: $721,100

Population: 8,279

South Barrington villageIL

Kurby Score: 92

Poverty Rate: 1.4%

Median Income: $226,042

Unemployment: 1.8%

Home Value: $891,700

Population: 5,001

Hinsdale villageIL

Kurby Score: 61

Poverty Rate: 1.4%

Median Income: $250,001

Unemployment: 2.6%

Home Value: $962,700

Population: 17,169

Winfield villageIL

Kurby Score: 69

Poverty Rate: 1.5%

Median Income: $136,696

Unemployment: 4.5%

Home Value: $351,000

Population: 9,947

Deer Park villageIL

Kurby Score: 82

Poverty Rate: 1.5%

Median Income: $172,586

Unemployment: 2.3%

Home Value: $619,700

Population: 3,694

Lakewood villageIL

Kurby Score: 95

Poverty Rate: 1.8%

Median Income: $172,891

Unemployment: 0.7%

Home Value: $471,200

Population: 4,698

Glencoe villageIL

Kurby Score: 64

Poverty Rate: 1.9%

Median Income: $228,750

Unemployment: 3.9%

Home Value: $1,195,100

Population: 8,787

Venetian Village CDPVenetian Village CDP, IL

Kurby Score: 68

Poverty Rate: 1.9%

Median Income: $92,500

Unemployment: 3.2%

Home Value: $203,700

Population: 2,723

Winnetka villageIL

Kurby Score: 66

Poverty Rate: 1.9%

Median Income: $250,001

Unemployment: 3.7%

Home Value: $1,192,600

Population: 12,607

Lake Bluff villageIL

Kurby Score: 85

Poverty Rate: 2.0%

Median Income: $190,179

Unemployment: 2.3%

Home Value: $722,300

Population: 5,919

Beecher villageIL

Kurby Score: 91

Poverty Rate: 2.0%

Median Income: $98,153

Unemployment: 1.7%

Home Value: $226,400

Population: 4,560

New Lenox villageIL

Kurby Score: 62

Poverty Rate: 2.0%

Median Income: $129,797

Unemployment: 2.8%

Home Value: $357,000

Population: 27,242

Oswego villageIL

Kurby Score: 75

Poverty Rate: 2.0%

Median Income: $112,109

Unemployment: 2.9%

Home Value: $300,400

Population: 34,810

FairburyIL

Kurby Score: 88

Poverty Rate: 2.1%

Median Income: $64,150

Unemployment: 3.6%

Home Value: $148,400

Population: 3,731

Coal Valley villageIL

Kurby Score: 93

Poverty Rate: 2.2%

Median Income: $97,917

Unemployment: 3.4%

Home Value: $199,300

Population: 3,959

Fox River Grove villageIL

Kurby Score: 83

Poverty Rate: 2.2%

Median Income: $121,705

Unemployment: 3.6%

Home Value: $252,700

Population: 4,600

Plainfield villageIL

Kurby Score: 69

Poverty Rate: 2.3%

Median Income: $143,064

Unemployment: 3.7%

Home Value: $377,200

Population: 44,941

Bartlett villageIL

Kurby Score: 64

Poverty Rate: 2.4%

Median Income: $126,555

Unemployment: 2.2%

Home Value: $334,600

Population: 40,829

Inverness villageIL

Kurby Score: 69

Poverty Rate: 2.5%

Median Income: $207,623

Unemployment: 2.3%

Home Value: $699,400

Population: 7,722

Itasca villageIL

Kurby Score: 69

Poverty Rate: 2.5%

Median Income: $113,162

Unemployment: 3.0%

Home Value: $379,700

Population: 9,627

Lemont villageIL

Kurby Score: 61

Poverty Rate: 2.5%

Median Income: $128,694

Unemployment: 3.9%

Home Value: $445,000

Population: 17,558

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