Best PlacesValley View, Glen Ellyn, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Valley View, Glen Ellyn, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Valley View, Glen Ellyn ranks 1,787th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Valley View, Glen Ellyn
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.
Valley View, Glen Ellyn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Valley View, Glen Ellyn ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Valley View, Glen Ellyn ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Valley View, Glen Ellyn
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Valley View, Glen Ellyn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,587, 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 Valley View, Glen Ellyn's effective rate of 2.00%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Valley View, Glen Ellyn
Valley View, Glen Ellyn's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Valley View, Glen Ellyn.
Who works in Valley View, Glen Ellyn, and how
Work in Valley View, Glen Ellyn centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Valley View, Glen Ellyn
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Valley View, Glen Ellyn.
What the weather is like in Valley View, Glen Ellyn, month by month
Valley View, Glen Ellyn sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Valley View, Glen Ellyn
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 14 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 Valley View, Glen Ellyn
Schools across Valley View, Glen Ellyn average a B, better than 71% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Wild Rose Elem SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Arbor View Elem SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Westfield Elem SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wredling Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Glen Crest Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- St Charles North High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- St Charles East High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Glenbard South High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Valley View, Glen Ellyn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Valley View, Glen Ellyn 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 Valley View, Glen Ellyn against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Valley View, Glen Ellyn
Is Valley View, Glen Ellyn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Valley View, Glen Ellyn ranks 1,787th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, quiet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on property 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 Valley View, Glen Ellyn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $344,328. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $105,587 median income, cost of living beats 73% of neighborhoods.
Is Valley View, Glen Ellyn safe?
Yes, Valley View, Glen Ellyn is safer than 78% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $233 per resident a year.
Compare Valley View, Glen Ellyn with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Valley View, Glen Ellyn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Valley View, Glen Ellyn 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.
Valley View, Glen Ellyn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Valley View, Glen Ellyn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Valley View, Glen Ellyn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Valley View, Glen Ellyn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Valley View, Glen Ellyn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Valley View, Glen Ellyn 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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