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Buffalo Grove, Illinois, in Lake county, is 5 miles NE of Palatine, Illinois (center to center) and 26 miles NW of Chicago, Illinois. The village is included in the Chicago metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 42,909 people lived in Buffalo Grove.
In Buffalo Grove, about 68% of adults are married. Buffalo Grove is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in village is married (though of course they're not).
In 2000, Buffalo Grove had a median family income of $92,583. Many people in Buffalo Grove make a good living. The bulk of the population of the village is doing well, with money to spend. Buffalo Grove doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the village have earned college degrees than have people in most other villages in Illinois. In Buffalo Grove, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the village.)
Buffalo Grove residents donated more money ($25,900) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the village.
An estimated 87% of living spaces in Buffalo Grove are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Vacation or seasonal housing units are not uncommon in the village. The housing stock in Buffalo Grove is younger than in most places. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the village as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Buffalo Grove, 89% of commuters drive to work.
Buffalo Grove strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Illinois):
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| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. State) | Top 16% | |
| Racial Diversity (vs. State) | Top 17% | |
Comparing Buffalo Grove to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):
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