Vernon Hills Ranked One Of The Best Small Cities In The Country

Vernon Hills 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 top score a city can receive, represents the top 1% of cities in the study. Vernon Hills was the 12th highest ranking Illinois city, landing in the 93 percentile with a total score of 64.19. Vernon Hills received its best marks for safety and economic health.

Vernon Hills, Illinois, Real Estate

Vernon Hills currently has 34 single family homes with an average list price of $875,385 and 29 condos/townhomes with an average list price of $299,641. The average annual property tax for Vernon Hills is $8,954.