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    Moving to Bartlett, IL

    Is Bartlett a good place to live?

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    Bartlett ranks #9 of 87 Illinois cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (75/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.7% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $350,500
    +4.8% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,857
    per month
    Household income
    $130,479
    median
    Unemployment
    2.0%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Bartlett

    The median home value in Bartlett is $350,500 and median rent is $1,857 a month, against a median household income of $130,479. Homes cost about 2.7× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Bartlett crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Illinois the 2025 rate was 258 violent and 1,556 property crimes per 100,000 people — #24 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Bartlett, IL

    Bartlett has about 40,531 residents, 2.0% unemployment and 35% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Bartlett with

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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