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<table style="width:66%;border:none"><tbody><tr><td style="border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom-width:4px;border-bottom-color:#0c6697;width:66%"><span><b>AT A GLANCE</b></span></td><td style="border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom-width:4px;border-bottom-color:#0c6697;width:33%"></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right:none;border-left:none;width:66%">Population</td><td style="border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none;width:33%;text-align:right"><strong>50,615</strong></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right:none;border-left:none;width:66%">Median Home Price</td><td style="border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none;width:33%;text-align:right"><strong>$220,000</strong></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right:none;border-left:none;width:66%">Property Tax</td><td style="border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none;width:33%;text-align:right"><strong>$5,718</strong></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right:none;border-left:none;width:66%">Unemployment rate</td><td style="border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none;width:33%;text-align:right"><strong>6.4%</strong></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right:none;border-left:none;width:66%">Commute time</td><td style="border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none;width:33%;text-align:right"><strong>28 minutes</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

Top-notch schools are the big draw for families moving to this northwest suburb of Chicago. In addition to offering more than 60 career and technical preparation courses, [Hoffman Estates](http://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8147966/type/dlg/sid/MYlife2016bestplacesliveAKoct/https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g36141-Hoffman_Estates_Illinois-Vacations.html) High School has a variety of extracurricular activities—including a water polo team, robotics club, and martial arts club. And, despite having more than 1,900 students, the high school still boasts a 14:1 student-teacher ratio.

Hoffman Estates also scores points for diversity. More than 20% of the population is Asian, roughly 14% is Hispanic or Latino, and 5% is African American. Many residents go shopping at Poplar Creek, cycling on the town’s 26 miles of bike paths, or teeing off at one of the city’s three 18-hole golf courses. People from neighboring towns head to Hoffman Estates for concerts, shows, and sports events at Sears Centre Arena, an 11,800-seat entertainment venue.

However, Cook County’s median property tax rate is a steep 8.6%. Last year, the unemployment rate in Hoffman Estates was above than the national average at 6.1%. And AT&T has slowly shuttered its Midwest headquarters in Hoffman Estates over the past two years—moving roughly 3,000 jobs out of the city.

[*Find homes for sale in Hoffman Estates*](https://www.trulia.com/IL/Hoffman_Estates/)

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