Crystal Lake Ranked One Of The Best Small Cities In The Country

Crystal Lake was recently recognized as one of the top small cities in the country according to Wallathub. Wallathub ranked 1268 cities with populations between 25,000-100,000. 33 key indicators of livability were used to assess the cities on everything from housing costs to quality of schools to restaurants per capita. The cities were then grouped by percentiles based on their ranking in 5 categories; affordability, economic health, education and health, quality of life, and safety. 99 percent, the best score a city can receive, represents the top 1% of cities in the study. Crystal Lake was the 16th highest ranking Illinois city, landing in the 91 percentile with a total score of 63.61. Crystal Lake received its best mark for affordability, where it ranked 84th nationally.

Crystal Lake, Illinois, Real Estate

Crystal Lake currently has 125 single family homes with an average list price of $485,972, 34 condos/townhomes with an average list price of $286,735, and 3 multi-unit homes with an average list price of $343,233. The average annual property tax for Crystal Lake is $7,051.

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