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SheetIL-HUNTLEY-IL · Huntley, IL 27,859 pop · income 68th 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 Huntley
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Huntley on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Hamtramck · lowest
40,103
Hamtramck · lowest
40,103 median HH income
20.9% of the leader · rank #1
Hyde Park · near
86,346
Hyde Park · near
86,346 median HH income
44.9% of the leader · rank #2
Huntley · this city
86,349
Huntley · this city
86,349 median HH income
44.9% of the leader · rank #3
Greenbelt · near
86,352
Greenbelt · near
86,352 median HH income
44.9% of the leader · rank #4
Panhandle · near
86,354
Panhandle · near
86,354 median HH income
44.9% of the leader · rank #5
Edgewood · near
86,355
Edgewood · near
86,355 median HH income
44.9% of the leader · rank #6
Wilmette · highest
192,300
Wilmette · highest
192,300 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 Huntley 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: 27,859.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Huntley - the verdict
Nationally, Huntley sits in the 68th percentile for household income and the 87th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
68th
percentile, household income
68th
percentile, home value
18th
percentile, median rent
87th
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: Huntley, IL
Huntley is a small city in Illinois, home to 27,859 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $86,349 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 5.4%. Huntley's housing stock carries a median value of $318,500, and the median resident age is 49.7 years. 39.3% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 51.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 297 residential building permits were authorized in Huntley (Building Boom), up 170% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Huntley reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 457.1 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not 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. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,063 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $240 across Illinois, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. 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 Huntley'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 population change to comparison shortlist to reported crime to work and mobility to housing and income to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Huntley, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, annual population history.
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
Is Huntley growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,369 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +4.9% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 297 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 upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Which cities make useful reference points for Huntley?
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 McHenry (27,774 residents, $86,865 income); Wilmette (27,550 residents, $192,300 income); New Lenox (27,456 residents, $133,071 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Walnut, CA (27,857 residents); Prior Lake, MN (27,832 residents); Hamtramck, MI (27,830 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 Huntley?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 457.1 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 80% 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.
What does the journey to work look like in Huntley?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 74.7%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
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.
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.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Huntley?
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. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.7 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 5.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
3.7×
Home value
$318,500
Household income
$86,349
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
The NCES join finds 2 public schools within the city match. 39.3% 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.
Poverty estimate
5.4%
Bachelor's degree+
39.3%
Matched public schools
2
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Above median income · poverty 5.4% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
100.0 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Illinois average
B-
City profile score · Huntley, IL
66/100
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.
Violent crime A+
28 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share B
39.3%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income B-
$86,349
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate C+
5.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better 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.
Huntley profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 90/100 (A+) · 28 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 74/100 (B) · 39.3%
Household income: 66/100 (B-) · $86,349
Poverty rate: 63/100 (C+) · 5.4%
Cost of living: 40/100 (D) · 100.0 index
Where Huntley sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Huntley'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 - Huntley highlighted among 12 peers.Read the chart values
Huntley, IL (this city): home $318,500, crime 457/100k
Walnut, CA : home $972,500, crime 2,019/100k
Prior Lake, MN : home $429,900, crime 1,179/100k
Hamtramck, MI : home $116,400, crime 2,084/100k
Lake Jackson, TX : home $248,900, crime 2,000/100k
Milford, MA : home $429,800, crime 1,188/100k
McHenry, IL : home $244,900, crime 714/100k
Wilmette, IL : home $802,200, crime 1,210/100k
New Lenox, IL : home $377,500, crime 978/100k
Glen Ellyn, IL : home $522,600, crime 628/100k
Lansing, IL : home $168,500, crime 2,230/100k
Round Lake Beach, IL : home $191,200, crime 983/100k
How does Huntley compare to other US cities?
Where Huntley sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income68% higher than other cities
Home value68% pricier than other cities
Median rent18% pricier than other cities
Safety87% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Illinois, Huntley ranks #99 of 455 Illinois cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Huntley 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 Huntley near the bottom of Illinois's cities
Among the 1,336 Illinois cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Huntley ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Huntley only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#329 of 1,311
75th percentile in Illinois
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,336
0th percentile in Illinois
Median Home Value
#123 of 1,315
91st percentile in Illinois
Poverty Rate
#807 of 1,335
39th percentile in Illinois
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#193 of 1,336
85th 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
68th percentile nationally for median household income · 87th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Huntley's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Huntley'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 Huntley's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$318,50032nd percentilemore affordable than 32% 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
Huntley's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.7×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#9,680 of 15,516
More affordable than 38% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,678 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.7×, Huntley sits in the moderate band:
national rank #9,680 of 15,516 and #1,678 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
$86,349Huntley, IL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Huntley, 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 Huntley, IL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)39.3%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)5.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)51.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
27,859
Median Income
$86,349
Median Home Value
$318,500
Median Age
49.7
Poverty Rate
5.4%
Labor force participation
51.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
39.3%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
457.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
28.1
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
429.0
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
2
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Huntley's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
27,763 residents
2021
28,004 residents
2022
28,133 residents
2023
28,317 residents
2024
28,477 residents
2025
29,132 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
297
housing units authorized
Single-Family
297
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
10.7
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
110
110
0
$16.9M
2020
87
87
0
$14.6M
2021
143
143
0
$26.5M
2022
79
61
18
$14.0M
2023
65
65
0
$15.5M
2024
297
297
0
$73.5M
Permit volume increased 170% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
74.7%
Carpool
5.1%
Public Transit
1.7%
Walk
0.9%
Work from Home
16.0%
Other
1.6%
Based on 11,420 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 Huntley. 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 Huntley 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 Huntley sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Huntley 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.