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Living in Palatine

There were 28,869 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. Palatine is in the United States; its population was 66,293 in July 2026. 53.4% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026. Foreign-born residents accounted for 24.2% of the population in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1933 sources

Population65,842people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,815EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,362EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate4.06%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,008offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 36% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean7.19µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Palatine?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Palatine.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,549 per month, while the median home value was US$355,600 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 67.4%, and the vacancy rate was 4.1% in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Palatine recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet18Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan19Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,549/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent53.35 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)4.1 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents453.1 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics9Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,501 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent1,362 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes456 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Is Palatine a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–60%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Student48%strong on education, weak on work · range 38–58%
Family48%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–57%
Retirement43%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 32–54%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

24.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 16,031 of 65,842 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$97,819 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Palatine is 4.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income97,819 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband85.22 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with a broadband subscription95.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with internet but no subscription1.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households without internet3.04 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with satellite internet5.34 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Median gross salary3,815 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)22Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)4,043 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov21Official
Unemployment rate4.06 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Palatine?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €4,043 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,567of €3,149 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,149
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,501
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,567
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Palatine Salary needed to live in Palatine

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Palatine. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Palatine. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher91.84 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Schools55 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents21.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio928 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents28,869 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,376 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Palatine when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesPalatine highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Palatine highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Palatine1,008
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,008 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting11Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents61.78 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics9Official
Recorded violent crimes56 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time27.75 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.32 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by public transport2.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers walking to work0.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Nearest airportPWK3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Distance to nearest airport11 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Palatine. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Palatine.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Palatine is 7.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202432Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan -0.222 · Feb 2.06 · Mar 8.33 · Apr 15 · May 21.39 · Jun 26.89 · Jul 29.17 · Aug 28.06 · Sep 24.17 · Oct 17.06 · Nov 9.11 · Dec 2.56 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00094846 (CHICAGO OHARE INTL AP)15Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.33 · Feb -5.67 · Mar -0.556 · Apr 4.61 · May 10.33 · Jun 16 · Jul 19.11 · Aug 18.39 · Sep 13.94 · Oct 7.44 · Nov 1.17 · Dec -4.22 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00094846 (CHICAGO OHARE INTL AP)15Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -3.8 · Feb -1.8 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 9.8 · May 15.9 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 24.1 · Aug 23.2 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 12.2 · Nov 5.1 · Dec -0.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 50.55 · Feb 50.04 · Mar 62.23 · Apr 95.25 · May 114 · Jun 104.1 · Jul 94.23 · Aug 107.9 · Sep 81.03 · Oct 87.12 · Nov 61.47 · Dec 53.59 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00094846 (CHICAGO OHARE INTL AP)15Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading148 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean10.07 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites20 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation808.2 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature22.32 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature10.6 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-0.95 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Joliet ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 16,031 is not 11.3% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share11.27 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Foreign residents16,031 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density1,801 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau7Official
Population65,842 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program17Official
Population covered by crime statistics65,532 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value355,600 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Owner-occupied homes67.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Labour force participation rate71.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Residents born abroad24.18 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents12.92 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Non-citizens, share of residents11.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Flu vaccination coverage61.86 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage4Official
Mammography screening coverage74 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate5Official
Residents without health insurance7.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher51.12 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics9Official
Households with a vehicle available95.28 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers aged 16 and over36,323 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers mainly working from home20.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households using cellular data plans89.69 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official

Alternatives for people set on Palatine

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Buffalo Grove as a Palatine alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Median gross pay, city: €5,367 Buffalo Grove vs €3,815 Palatine+41%
  • Unemployment: 2.7% Buffalo Grove vs 4.1% Palatine−33%
  • Foreign residents: 17.8% Buffalo Grove vs 11.3% Palatine+58%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 738 Buffalo Grove vs 1,008 Palatine−27%
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Buffalo Grove vs 11.0 km Palatine−45%
  • Residents: 42,812 Buffalo Grove vs 65,842 Palatine−35%
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.6 µg/m³ Buffalo Grove vs 7.2 µg/m³ Palatine−8%
Full comparisonMore about Buffalo Grove

Sammamish as a Palatine alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2725 km, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, city: €8,363 Sammamish vs €3,815 Palatine+119%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 567 Sammamish vs 1,008 Palatine−44%
  • Median gross pay, region: €5,365 Sammamish vs €4,043 Palatine+33%
  • Foreign residents: 19.8% Sammamish vs 11.3% Palatine+76%
  • Annual PM2.5: 4.1 µg/m³ Sammamish vs 7.2 µg/m³ Palatine−42%
  • Unemployment: 3.1% Sammamish vs 4.1% Palatine−23%
  • Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sammamish vs 11.0 km Palatine+64%
Full comparisonMore about Sammamish

Cities near Palatine

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in United States

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Parker65,985 residentsYorba Linda65,632 residentsDavis66,110 residentsSammamish66,110 residentsPine Hills66,111 residentsApopka65,552 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Palatine?

The median gross salary is 4,043 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Palatine?

The unemployment rate is 4.06 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Palatine?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.19 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Palatine?

Police recorded 1,008 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Palatine?

The published population is 65,842 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Palatine?

16,031 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Palatine a good place to live?

Palatine may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Palatine?

Inverness, Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Barrington are near Palatine. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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