Machesney Park Ranked Higher Than Rockford on Best Illinois Cities for Families

Family life, fun, health, safety and education. Those are a few of the things Wallet Hub took into consideration in compiling this list. See how our area fared.

While the 162 cities ranked in this list stretch all over the state, there's a large cluster of great cities for Illinois families around the Chicago area. As far as cities in the Stateline area, Machesney Park (80th) finished higher than Loves Park (96th) and Rockford (149th).

Here are the Top 10 Cities in Illinois for Families

10. Naperville

9. Frankfort

8. Lake in the Hills

7. Cary

6. Hinsdale

5. O'Fallon

4. Libertyville

3. Washington

2. Deerfield

1. Morton

To see the methodology Wallet Hubs analysts used, click here.