Best PlacesFox River Grove, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fox River Grove, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fox River Grove ranks 6,636th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fox River Grove
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Fox River Grove's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fox River Grove ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$123,562 median, better than 94% of towns
Where Fox River Grove ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,362 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fox River Grove
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fox River Grove home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $123,562, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Fox River Grove's effective rate of 1.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fox River Grove
Fox River Grove runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fox River Grove.
Who works in Fox River Grove, and how
Work in Fox River Grove centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Fox River Grove
Fox River Grove has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Fox River Grove and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fox River Grove, month by month
Fox River Grove sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Fox River Grove
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 22 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.8 million passengers in 2025, with 305 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Fox River Grove
Schools across Fox River Grove average a B−, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eastview Elem SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Algonquin Road Elem SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barrington Middle Sch StationC+ · 38% proficient
- Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie CmpsC · 35% proficient
- Fox River Grove Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Barrington High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Cary-grove Community High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fox River Grove school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fox River Grove measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Fox River Grove against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fox River Grove
Is Fox River Grove a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fox River Grove ranks 6,636th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, big-city access, and population health, and lowest on taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fox River Grove expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $363,137. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $123,562 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Fox River Grove safe?
Yes, Fox River Grove is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $218 per resident a year.
Compare Fox River Grove with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fox River Grove. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fox River Grove represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Fox River Grove detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fox River Grove: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fox River Grove: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fox River Grove: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fox River Grove: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fox River Grove detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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