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42.09° N · 88.43° W · GEOID 1759988

Pingree Grove

Kane County, Illinois · part of the Chicago, IL metro

IllinoisPingree Grove, ILPingree GrovePingree Grove

The short answer

Pingree Grove is home to 10,914 people. Median household income is $114,294 a year and median rent is $3,501 a month, 36.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $320,800, about 2.8x annual median household income.

What sets Pingree Grove apart is how tight household budgets are. Money left after rent is $71,000, against $106,800 in its closest peers. Also notable: Rent rose 15.5% a year while household income rose 3.5% between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by more than in 99% of places its size.

67OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Pingree Grove scores better than 67% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 168th of 335 in Illinois.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%41
Economy 20%78
Safety 20%94
Amenities 15%13
Education 10%70
Commute 10%13
Growth 5%68
Median gross rent
$3,501
156% above the median place
Median household income
$114,294
42% above the median place
Median home value
$320,800
0% above the median place
Unemployment
3.7%
24% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Pingree Grove

  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs about $1,227 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 99% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 335 Illinois places we track.
  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 36.8% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 335 Illinois places we track.
01

Moving to Pingree Grove

Kane County loses about 2.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in22,439
Moved out23,359
Net−920

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Cook County, IL7,0414,235+2,806
DuPage County, IL4,6822,881+1,801
McHenry County, IL1,4062,004−598
Kendall County, IL1,2941,904−610
DeKalb County, IL6241,043−419

Within Illinois, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IllinoisOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$77K
Leavers$80K

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

Who moves here
7.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Kane County report $77,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $79,700.
Income you would need
$140,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,501 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,274 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $320,800.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 10.7% work from home; 1.6% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Huntertown, 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
7.3%
27% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$79,716
13% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePingree GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.3%27% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-2.0233% below
Income of households moving in8County figure$77,36210% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$79,71613% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is about 109% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Pingree Grove36.8%
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
$140,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
36.8%
80% above the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
26% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
37%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$70,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Pingree Grove, $3,501 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 Pingree Grove, but easier on the budget

Places that match Pingree Grove 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.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Huntertown, IN9417.0% vs 36.8%$22,900Compare
St. John, IN939.0% vs 36.8%$46,500Compare
Otsego, MN9317.7% vs 36.8%$24,600Compare
Asbury, IA9314.6% vs 36.8%$44,900Compare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
98.5%
48% above the median place
Median year built1
2010
2% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasurePingree GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,501156% above
Rent to income136.8%80% above
Property tax rate12.3%153% above
Home price to income12.8x26% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.63% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,01125% above
HUD area median income4County figure$121,50013% above
Property tax paid (median)1$7,391126% above
Median home value1$320,8000% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.8%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure55.6%8% above
Homeownership198.5%48% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure49.7%2% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,27421% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built120102% above
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 32 min, 30% above the median place.

Mean commute1
32 min
30% above the median place
Income per person1
$56,149
40% above the median place
Median household income1
$114,294
42% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePingree GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$114,29442% above
Income per person1$56,14940% above
Unemployment13.7%24% below
Average annual pay6County figure$65,0291% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.6%3% below
Jobs6County figure213,55242% above
Poverty rate1County figure7.9%27% below
Mean commute132 min30% above
Works from home110.7%14% below
Commutes by transit1County figure1.6%93% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 98.7%, 7% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
98.7%
7% above the median place
Population change since 20207
21.1%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
Household size1
3.0
20% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher96.0% +4%
Bachelor's or higher42.9% +34%
Born abroad11.0% +25%
Median age38.0 −3%
All 9 people measures
MeasurePingree GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population110,9143863rd largest
Population change since 2020721.1%above (median 1.1%)
Median age138.03% below
Bachelor's or higher142.9%34% above
High school or higher196.0%4% above
Household size13.020% above
Born abroad111.0%25% above
No health insurance1County figure7.8%22% above
Homes with broadband198.7%7% above
05

Life in Pingree Grove

The nearest National Park Service site is Pullman National Historical Park, about 50 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 2007. 86 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.5 −46%
Playgrounds per 10k26.6 2.8×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.8 −84%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −70%
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 50 miles
  • Indiana Dunes National Park 75 miles
  • Ice Age Trail 114 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.4 −2%
Shops27.3 −10%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.2 +2%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.3 −4%
Child care centers1.7 −26%

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

Public schools14
1
89% below the median place
Public school students14
642
87% below the median place
Students per teacher14
13.1
15% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasurePingree GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14189% below
Public school students1464287% below
Students per teacher1413.115% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure20.42% below
Shops per 10k9County figure27.310% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.22% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure19.34% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.726% below
Parks per 10k105.546% below
Playgrounds per 10k1026.6182% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k101.884% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.670% below
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1150.464% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11150% below
National Register listings12County figure86above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 51, 74% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
51
74% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
144
88% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

January average low15
15°F
42% below the median place
Tornado risk16
98.6
21% above the median place
Hurricane risk16
21.1
70% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasurePingree GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure84°F4% below
January average low15County figure15°F42% below
Average temperature15County figure49°F11% below
Annual precipitation15County figure37.9 in13% below
Natural hazard risk16County figure94.62% above
Hurricane risk16County figure21.170% below
Tornado risk16County figure98.621% above
Wildfire risk16County figure32.747% below
Heat wave risk16County figure90.00% below
Median air quality index17County figure455% above
Good air days17County figure61.9%10% below
08

Pingree Grove in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 38% of the median income in 2030, up from 37% 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, Pingree Grove does better than 42% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 3%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$3,501/mo (2024)$4,540/mo$3,730 to $5,530/mo+4.4%
Median household income$114,294 (2024)$145,000$122,500 to $171,500+4.0%
Median home value$320,800 (2024)$439,000$319,000 to $605,000+5.4%
Population12,545 (2025)13,80013,240 to 14,390+1.9%

The median home would be worth 3.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

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

09

Places like Pingree Grove

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

PlaceRentIncome
Wedgefield, FL$3,072$120,156Compare
Sound Beach, NY$3,343$132,008Compare
Yaphank, NY$2,976$108,971Compare
Wesley Chapel, NC$3,191$132,188Compare
Wesley Chapel, NCYaphank, NYSound Beach, NYWedgefield, FLPingree Grove, ILPingree GroveWedgefieldSound BeachWesley ChapelPingree GroveWedgefieldSound BeachYaphankWesley Chapel

Places built like Pingree Grove

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 Pingree Grove performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Pingree Grove, IL36.8%3.5%/yr21.1%
Huntertown, IN17.0%6.6%/yr4.6%Compare
St. John, IN9.0%4.4%/yr22.4%Compare
Manhattan, IL11.3%4.6%/yr16.6%Compare
Channahon, IL17.2%5.4%/yr8.2%Compare
Minooka, IL16.1%4.4%/yr1.3%Compare
Gilberts, IL15.6%8.5%/yr8.4%Compare

Common questions

Is Pingree Grove a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 67 out of 100, better than 67% of the places we rate and 168th of 335 in Illinois. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,227 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 99% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 335 Illinois places we track. The median rent takes 36.8% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 335 Illinois places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 87 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Pingree Grove expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 36.8% 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 $320,800.

What salary do you need to live in Pingree Grove?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $140,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Pingree Grove safe?

There were 51 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Pingree Grove?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Wedgefield, FL, Sound Beach, NY, Yaphank, NY and Wesley Chapel, NC.

Sources and methods

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

  1. 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
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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 Pingree Grove with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Pingree Grove itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/pingree-grove-illinois

Citytistics. “Pingree Grove, Illinois.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/pingree-grove-illinois/

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