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    Moving to Naperville, IL

    Is Naperville a good place to live?

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    Naperville ranks #12 of 87 Illinois cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (72/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.2% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $509,900
    +5.7% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,852
    per month
    Household income
    $150,937
    median
    Unemployment
    4.2%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Naperville

    The median home value in Naperville is $509,900 and median rent is $1,852 a month, against a median household income of $150,937. Homes cost about 3.4× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Naperville crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Illinois the 2025 rate was 258 violent and 1,556 property crimes per 100,000 people — #24 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Naperville, IL

    Naperville has about 149,424 residents, 4.2% unemployment and 39% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Naperville with

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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