Name: Boulder Hill, IL statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Boulder Hill

Kendall County gains about 12.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in8,943

Moved out7,406

Net+1,537

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Kane County, IL1,9041,294+610

Will County, IL1,6941,045+649

DuPage County, IL1,776875+901

Cook County, IL1,172641+531

DeKalb County, IL237374−137

LaSalle County, IL174321−147

Grundy County, IL101155−54

Maricopa County, AZ92

Within Illinois, other states or abroad

Arrivals

83%17%

Leavers

69%30%

Within IllinoisOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$73K

Leavers$75K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Kendall County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 8.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Kendall County report $73,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $75,200.
Income you would need: $65,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,633 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,734 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $238,700.
Getting to work: 27 minutes each way on average; 11.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Dunlap, IN matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
8.8%
54% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
12.3
above the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Boulder Hill	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	8.8%	54% above
Moved from another state1	0.0%	below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	12.3	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$73,199	4% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$75,179	7% above

What it costs to live here

Homeowners pay a median of about 2.3% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 94% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track.

Boulder Hill24.4%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$65,320

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

24.4%

20% above the median place

Home price to income

3.0x

22% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

24%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$59,300

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Boulder Hill, $1,633 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Boulder Hill, but easier on the budget

Places that match Boulder Hill on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Dunlap, IN	94	17.5% vs 24.4%	$15,400	Compare
Grafton, OH	92	14.4% vs 24.4%	$20,500	Compare
Barnhart, MO	90	19.6% vs 24.4%	$18,600	Compare
Colona, IL	90	12.6% vs 24.4%	$15,000	Compare

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Property tax rate1
2.3%
148% above the median place
Homeownership1
86.3%
30% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$5,399
65% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Boulder Hill	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,633	20% above
Rent to income1	24.4%	20% above
Property tax rate1	2.3%	148% above
Home price to income1	3.0x	22% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	103.6	3% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$2,341	45% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$135,800	27% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$5,399	65% above
Median home value1	$238,700	25% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	6.9%	117% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	55.3%	7% above
Homeownership1	86.3%	30% above
Renters paying 30%+1	51.5%	2% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,734	7% below
Vacant homes1County figure	2.6%	63% below
Median year built1	1971	0% below

Work and pay

Unemployment averaged 10.4% over the survey period, higher than in 89% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
10.4%
112% above the median place
Income per person1
$34,831
13% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute27 min +10%

Poverty rate8.8% −19%

Works from home11.3% −9%

Median household income$80,377 +0%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Boulder Hill	Vs median
Median household income1	$80,377	0% above
Income per person1	$34,831	13% below
Unemployment1	10.4%	112% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$53,553	19% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	4.6%	24% above
Jobs6County figure	30,845	80% below
Poverty rate1	8.8%	19% below
Mean commute1	27 min	10% above
Works from home1	11.3%	9% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Household size is 3.0, 20% above the median place.

Household size1
3.0
20% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
19.2%
40% below the median place
Born abroad1
16.8%
90% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher88.9% −4%

Median age37.6 −4%

Homes with broadband93.3% +1%

No health insurance5.9% −8%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Boulder Hill	Vs median
Population1	8,989	4494th largest
Median age1	37.6	4% below
Bachelor's or higher1	19.2%	40% below
High school or higher1	88.9%	4% below
Household size1	3.0	20% above
Born abroad1	16.8%	90% above
No health insurance1	5.9%	8% below
Homes with broadband1	93.3%	1% above

Life in Boulder Hill

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 84% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 335 Illinois places we track.

11 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents11.1 +9%

Playgrounds per 10k8.9 −5%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.1 −90%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails4 km 2.1×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

Pullman National Historical Park 38 miles
Indiana Dunes National Park 64 miles
Ice Age Trail 138 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.0 −18%

Shops17.9 −41%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.6 −12%

Doctors' offices and clinics11.7 −42%

Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
37.5
22% above the median place
Shops per 10k8
17.9
41% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
11.7
42% below the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Boulder Hill	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	50	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	29,773	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	14.9	3% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	17.0	18% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	17.9	41% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	3.6	12% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	11.7	42% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.8	22% below
Parks per 10k9	11.1	9% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	8.9	5% below
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	1.1	90% below
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	4.2	110% above
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site10	37.5	22% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	1	50% below
National Register listings11County figure	11	15% below

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 14.3, 77% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Boulder Hill. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
14.3
77% below the median place
Good air days15
29.9%
56% below the median place
Hurricane risk14
9.9
86% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Boulder Hill	Vs median
July average high13County figure	84°F	3% below
January average low13County figure	16°F	38% below
Average temperature13County figure	50°F	9% below
Annual precipitation13County figure	37.8 in	14% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure	80.3	13% below
Hurricane risk14County figure	9.9	86% below
Tornado risk14County figure	89.7	10% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	14.3	77% below
Heat wave risk14County figure	61.9	31% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure	56	30% above
Good air days15Metro figure	29.9%	56% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 28.4% to 24.4% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 2.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 19.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 47.9% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$59,700

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 35% of places

Pay vs rent

+3.1 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 85% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

-4.0 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (28.4% to 24.4%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

+27%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Boulder Hill in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 24% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Boulder Hill does better than 50% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 55%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,633/mo (2024)	$2,050/mo	$1,680 to $2,500/mo	+3.9%
Median household income	$80,377 (2024)	$101,000	$85,500 to $119,500	+3.9%
Median home value	$238,700 (2024)	$343,000	$249,000 to $473,000	+6.2%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Boulder Hill

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Deltona, FL	$1,711	$76,924	Compare
Fort Myers Shores, FL	$1,567	$72,955	Compare
Odenville, AL	$1,581	$70,296	Compare
Marion Oaks, FL	$1,658	$72,392	Compare

Nearby

Compare Boulder Hill with

Places built like Boulder Hill

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Boulder Hill performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Boulder Hill, IL	24.4%	3.7%/yr	n/a
Dunlap, IN	17.5%	3.3%/yr	n/a	Compare
Grafton, OH	14.4%	8.2%/yr	-2.7%	Compare
Northbrook, OH	27.7%	6.7%/yr	n/a	Compare
Stickney, IL	20.7%	0.5%/yr	-3.1%	Compare
Northgate, OH	15.7%	3.3%/yr	n/a	Compare
Markham, IL	33.9%	5.9%/yr	-3.3%	Compare

Common questions

Is Boulder Hill a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 11 out of 100, better than 11% of the places we rate and 323rd of 335 in Illinois. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $101 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 89% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 84 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Boulder Hill expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $238,700.

What salary do you need to live in Boulder Hill?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $65,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Boulder Hill?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Deltona, FL, Fort Myers Shores, FL, Odenville, AL and Marion Oaks, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Boulder Hill with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Boulder Hill itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/boulder-hill-illinois

Citytistics. “Boulder Hill, Illinois.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/boulder-hill-illinois/

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