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Naperville, IL
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Living in Naperville



Naperville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 149,936 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Naperville is the fourth largest community in Illinois.

Naperville home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Naperville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Naperville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Naperville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.50% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Naperville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Naperville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Naperville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Naperville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.28 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Naperville use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Naperville‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Naperville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Naperville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 70.86% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Naperville in 2018 was $67,706, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $270,824 for a family of four.

Naperville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Naperville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Naperville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Naperville include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English.

In addition, Naperville has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.93%).

The most common language spoken in Naperville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.