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Elgin

Elgin Watch Factory buildings being converted to lofts. The Fox River Arts District is gentrifying.

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7/10
Schools
95 min
To Chicago
$323K
Median home
$8K
Annual tax
42
Walk score
114,190
Population
35.5
Median age
$86K
Median income

What stands out

Nearby towns

South Elgin →West Dundee →Elgin South End →Sleepy Hollow →Carpentersville →Wayne →

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