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Place dossier plate
SheetIL-GLENVIEW-IL · Glenview, IL 47,682 pop · income 92nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Glenview
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Glenview on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Mansfield · lowest
42,605
Mansfield · lowest
42,605 median HH income
29.3% of the leader · rank #1
Yorktown Heig… · near
138,750
Yorktown Heig… · near
138,750 median HH income
95.4% of the leader · rank #2
Oberlin · near
138,750
Oberlin · near
138,750 median HH income
95.4% of the leader · rank #3
Garden · near
138,750
Garden · near
138,750 median HH income
95.4% of the leader · rank #4
Glenview · this city
138,758
Glenview · this city
138,758 median HH income
95.4% of the leader · rank #5
Clarence Cent… · near
138,761
Clarence Cent… · near
138,761 median HH income
95.5% of the leader · rank #6
Elmhurst · highest
145,374
Elmhurst · highest
145,374 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Glenview on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 47,682.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Glenview - the verdict
Nationally, Glenview sits in the 92nd percentile for household income and the 50th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
92nd
percentile, household income
89th
percentile, home value
18th
percentile, median rent
50th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Glenview, IL
47,682 people live in Glenview, Illinois - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Glenview households earn a median of $138,758 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 3.5%. Glenview's housing stock carries a median value of $598,800, and the median resident age is 46.3 years. Educational attainment runs 68.1% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 60.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 90 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 329% from five years earlier. Glenview reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 1360.8 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Illinois tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 100.0 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,063 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Illinois run around $240, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Commute times here average 22.9 minutes, with 63.0% driving alone and 19.5% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 54.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Glenview's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to schools and households to comparison shortlist to reported crime to population change to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Glenview, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, local building permits, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the journey to work look like in Glenview?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 63.0%. The reported mean trip to work is 22.9 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 13 public schools within the city match. 68.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Which cities make useful reference points for Glenview?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Illinois, the closest population matches are Plainfield (45,705 residents, $142,265 income); Elmhurst (45,538 residents, $145,374 income); Downers Grove (49,867 residents, $119,649 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Mansfield, OH (47,686 residents); Middletown, CT (47,646 residents); Wauwatosa, WI (47,718 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Glenview?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1360.8 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 40% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Glenview growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -765 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.6% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 90 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
2020 estimate
48,476
2025 estimate
47,711
Period change
-1.6%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
How far does income reach against housing in Glenview?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 3.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
4.3×
Home value
$598,800
Household income
$138,758
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Illinois average
B
City profile score · Glenview, IL
72/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A+
68.1%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income A+
$138,758
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate B+
3.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime C
151 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living D
100.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Glenview profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 96/100 (A+) · 68.1%
Household income: 93/100 (A+) · $138,758
Poverty rate: 75/100 (B+) · 3.5%
Violent crime: 58/100 (C) · 151 /100k
Cost of living: 40/100 (D) · 100.0 index
Where Glenview sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Glenview's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Glenview highlighted among 12 peers.Read the chart values
Glenview, IL (this city): home $598,800, crime 1,361/100k
Middletown, CT : home $279,500, crime 1,213/100k
Wauwatosa, WI : home $307,600, crime 2,689/100k
Wilson, NC : home $192,000, crime 2,982/100k
Oro Valley, AZ : home $440,400, crime 1,200/100k
Roswell, NM : home $139,200, crime 3,357/100k
Plainfield, IL : home $398,000, crime 741/100k
Elmhurst, IL : home $532,800, crime 883/100k
Downers Grove, IL : home $439,000, crime 985/100k
Hoffman Estates, IL : home $340,400, crime 1,142/100k
Lombard, IL : home $321,200, crime 1,717/100k
Buffalo Grove, IL : home $392,900, crime 738/100k
How does Glenview compare to other US cities?
Here's how Glenview stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income92% higher than other cities
Home value89% pricier than other cities
Median rent18% pricier than other cities
Safety50% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Illinois and the picture shifts: Glenview ranks #296 of 455 Illinois cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Glenview against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Illinois only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Illinois-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Glenview near the bottom of Illinois's cities
Among the 1,336 Illinois cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Glenview ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Glenview only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#64 of 1,311
95th percentile in Illinois
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,336
0th percentile in Illinois
Median Home Value
#29 of 1,315
98th percentile in Illinois
Poverty Rate
#977 of 1,335
26th percentile in Illinois
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#42 of 1,336
97th percentile in Illinois
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Illinois only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
92nd percentile nationally for median household income · 50th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Glenview's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Glenview's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Glenview's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$598,80011th percentilemore affordable than 11% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Glenview's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.3×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,566 of 15,516
More affordable than 25% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,237 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 4.3×, Glenview sits in the moderate band:
national rank #11,566 of 15,516 and #2,237 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$138,758Glenview, IL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Glenview, IL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Glenview, IL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)68.1%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)3.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)60.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
47,682
Median Income
$138,758
Median Home Value
$598,800
Median Age
46.3
Poverty Rate
3.5%
Labor force participation
60.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
68.1%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1360.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
151.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1209.8
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
13
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Glenview's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
48,476 residents
2021
47,735 residents
2022
47,229 residents
2023
47,214 residents
2024
47,571 residents
2025
47,711 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
90
housing units authorized
Single-Family
28
detached homes
Multifamily
62
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.9
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
21
21
0
$10.2M
2020
51
46
5
$27.0M
2021
66
62
4
$37.0M
2022
38
38
0
$23.6M
2023
23
23
0
$16.2M
2024
90
28
62
$42.7M
Permit volume increased 329% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
22.9 minutes
Drive Alone
63.0%
Carpool
5.5%
Public Transit
7.9%
Walk
1.6%
Work from Home
19.5%
Other
2.5%
Based on 22,484 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Illinois statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $240
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Illinois at $240 (electricity about $100 , water and sewer about $50 ).
These are Illinois statewide averages, not a meter reading for Glenview. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Illinois's BEA cost-of-living index is 100.0 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Glenview is $1,063/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Illinois statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 54.5 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Illinois statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Glenview sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Glenview compares to similar-size Illinois cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.