2025 Compare Cities Health:
Palatine, IL vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- There are 124 physicians per 100,000 people in Elgin.
- There are 261 physicians per 100,000 people in Palatine.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Palatine, ILElgin, ILUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock6758.4
 Water Quality (100=best)31  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock94.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.261  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock96100
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Reviews for Palatine    7 Reviews

No town is perfect. One flaw in Palatine are that it lacks enough updated, healthier food restaurants. A more serious flaw is that the elementary district does not  More

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Over 15 years ago

The correct total Sales Tax Rate for Palatine, Cook County, IL is 9.5%, not  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palatine is a great community for raising a family. Good schools and extremely low crime rate just add to that point. Minutes to Schaumburg and all the shopping and  More

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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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