評論
打印
10 Best Places To Live In Illinois
伊利諾伊州十大最佳居住地
1. Barrington
1.巴林頓
Barrington has everything you'd expect from a wealthy Illinois suburb;
巴林頓能滿足你對于富饒郊區的所有期盼；
a real estate scene bursting with historic Victorian mansions;
一派散溢著古維多利亞時代建筑氣息的房屋景象；
beautiful nature preserves; great horse riding trails and an exemplary school system.
美麗的自然保護區；極好的馬道和堪稱典范的學校體系。
It's no wonder the Barrington area zip code is the seventh wealthiest zip code in the United States.
巴靈頓地區的郵政編碼是美國第七富有的郵政編碼（美國根據郵政編碼統計家庭財富排名）也就不足為奇了。
With a population of around 10,000 people,
巴林頓的人口約有1萬人，
Barrington is made up of six independent villages
由六個獨立的村莊組成，
including North and South Barrington, Lake Barrington, Tower Lakes and Barrington Hills.
包括南北巴靈頓、巴林頓湖、塔湖和巴林頓山。
Almost 20 miles northwest of Chicago,
巴林頓位于芝加哥西北部，距離芝加哥差不多有20英里，
Barrington scores highly on all markers of 'liveability'
巴林頓在所有“宜居性”指標上得分都很高：
with low crime rates, high graduation rates and a stable housing market.
低犯罪率，高畢業率以及穩定的房價。
The only liveability marker that Barrington scores poorly on is cost of living,
巴林頓在宜居性上唯一低分的方面是生活成本，
which is no surprise given the areas great amenities
這無疑成就了巴林頓地區完美的便利設施，
that give it an overall placement of 16th on AreaVibes recent liveability poll.
在AreaVibes網站上最近的宜居性民意調查中，巴林頓排名第16位。
The village of Barrington even has its own chirpy motto, 'a great place to live, work and play!
巴林頓的村莊甚至有一個俏皮的座右銘：“一個生活，工作，玩樂的好地方！”
2. Northbrook
2.諾斯布魯克
Northbrook is an idyllic little village of around 33,000 people located in Cook County on Chicago's North Shore.
諾斯布魯克是一個充滿詩情畫意的小村莊，位于加哥北岸的庫克縣，人口約有3.3萬。
A prime spot for those looking to escape the city and enjoy a slower pace of life,
它是那些想要逃離城市，享受慢節奏生活人們的首選之地，
the Village of Northbrook is home to a number of historic buildings
諾斯布魯克有眾多的古建筑，
including the old village hall and village green that date back to the village's incorporation in 1901,
包括古老的禮堂和村落廣場，這些建筑可以追溯到1901年村莊合并的時候，
at which time it was known as Shermerville.
那時諾斯布魯克被稱為薛默維爾。
The impressive education system in Northbrook is one of the main draws for families
諾斯布魯克優秀的教育體系對于家庭來說是一個重要的亮點，
with a high school graduation rate that is 15% higher than the rest of Illinois.
它的高中畢業率比伊利諾伊州其他地方高15%。
The village is home to Glenbrook North High School
格倫布魯克北高中就位于此地，
which was founded in 1953 and is famous for being a filming location for the film 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'.
該高中成立于1953年，并因是電影《春天不是讀書天》的拍攝地而成名。
Ranked the 17th most desirable place to life in Illinois according to AreaVibes,
依據AreaVibes網站，諾斯布魯克是伊利諾伊州排名第17的最佳居住地，
Northbrook has a low crime rate, high graduation rates and a stable housing market.
這里犯罪率低，畢業率高，房價穩定。
3. Highland Park
3.高地公園
Everybody loves Highland Park, especially those who need to make the daily commute into Chicago City.
人人都愛高地公園，尤其是那些需要每天坐車前往芝加哥上班的人。
Just 26 miles from downtown Chicago, Highland Park has a population of around 30,000 people.
距離芝加哥市中心只有26英里，人口有3萬左右。
If you don't need to venture into the big city very often,
如果你不需要經常去大城市里逛逛，
downtown Highland Park has plenty to keep you occupied with its own great shopping and restaurant district.
那高地公園眾多超贊的購物和餐飲區就夠你忙得了。
Highland Park has an impressively low crime rate, 56 percent lower than the Illinois average.
高地公園的犯罪率特別低，比伊利諾伊州平均犯罪率低56%。
Highland Park also has some great schools that achieve consistently high graduation rates
高地公園也有一些保有高畢業率的好學校，
and a very healthy housing market.
以及良好的房地產市場。
Located in Lake County on the North Shore of the Chicago Met area,
位于芝加哥大都會區北岸的萊克郡，
Highland Park has all the benefits of living in a big city but without the traffic, crime or noise.
高地公園擁有住在大城市的所有好處，而且沒有大城市擁擠的交通，犯罪以及噪音。
A roof over your head in Highland Park doesn't come cheap
高地公園的房價并不便宜，
though as home values are over 200 percent higher than the Illinois average.
但住房價值比伊利諾伊州的平均住房價值高出2倍。
4. Wheaton
4.惠頓
Sitting pretty in the top 25 places to live in Illinois according to AreaVibe,
惠頓在AreaVibe網站上的伊利諾伊州25大宜居地的排名名次不錯，
Wheaton is just west of Chicago and home to over 50,000 people.
位于芝加哥正西部，人口超5萬人。
One of the main reasons Wheaton is included on this list
惠頓被列入宜居地清單的主要原因之一
is its residents' impressive average annual income of over $85,000,
是它那令人印象深刻的超8.5萬美元的人均年收入，
a sum that ranks Wheaton in the top 25 highest earning towns in the U.S.
這個數字使得惠頓成為美國收入最高的25個城鎮之一。
The people of Wheaton have had a lot of help in becoming some of the nation's highest earners
惠頓人在全美收入最高人群中占據一席之地。
as Wheaton is home to high quality schools, a nationally ranked public library
因為惠頓有優質學校，在全美名列前茅的公共圖書館，
and a brilliant healthcare system that revolves around the Cadence Health Central DuPage Hospital.
以及凱登斯健康中心杜佩奇醫院運行的卓越醫療體系。
It isn't all work and no play in Wheaton
惠頓不是只有工作沒有娛樂，
though as the town also features a thriving downtown area full of shops and restaurants
這座城鎮也有繁華的商業區，商店和餐館林立，
and over 50 public parks offering an array of outdoor activities for its healthy citizens.
還有超過50個公園為其健康市民提供了大量戶外活動場地。
Wheaton's low crime rate is the cherry on the cake.
低犯罪率更是為惠頓錦上添花。
5. Elmhurst
5.艾姆赫斯特
Elmhurst comes out top in our list of the best places to live in Illinois for culture.
艾姆赫斯特在伊利諾伊州最佳文化居住地排行榜上名列前茅。
Both the Theatre Historical Society of America and the prestigious Elmhurst Art Museum
美國戲劇史學會和享負盛名的艾姆赫斯特藝術博物館都
are located in this relatively small town of just 45,000 people.
坐落于這座人口僅有4.5萬相對較小的城鎮。
Located in DuPage and Cook counties, just west of the city of Chicago,
艾姆赫斯特位于杜佩奇和庫克縣，就在芝加哥城的西邊，
Elmhurst has an impressive average household income
艾姆赫斯特有著可觀的家庭平均收入，
that is almost 50 percent higher than that of the rest of Illinois.
相對伊利諾伊州其他地方幾乎高出了50%。
The education in Elmhurst is A+ with a number of fine schools and a high graduation rate.
艾姆赫斯特在教育方面也是優等的，這里有許多好學校和高畢業率。
The crime rate is low but unfortunately the same cannot be said of the cost of living
犯罪率低，但是可惜這里的生活成本并不低，
which is high with house prices soaring in recent years.
近幾年，隨著房價飆升，生活成本也隨之上漲。
Scoring a ranking of 19 in AreaVibe's liveability index,
艾姆赫斯特在AreaVibe上的宜居指數排名19，
Elmhurst has weather that is so-so, no different from the rest of Illinois,
這里的天氣一般，和伊利諾伊州的其他地方沒什么不同，
but people still flock here to live
但是人們還是成群結隊來到這里生活，
thanks to the wonderful pedestrianized downtown area and first class cultural establishments.
得益于這里完美的步行市區和一流的文化設施。
