01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Illinois does not tax Social Security benefits, which helps retirees preserve more of their monthly income despite the state's flat income tax.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- A local company near Crystal Lake supplied glazed terra cotta for buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan.
- Teco pottery, now highly prized by collectors worldwide, was invented right near Crystal Lake in 1902, its name secretly short for 'Terra Cotta.'
- For his daughter's 1883 wedding, one Crystal Lake estate owner built a private railroad spur almost to his front door, complete with a 750-foot carpeted walkway.
- Ringling Road in Crystal Lake is named after the widow of the oldest Ringling Brothers circus brother, yes, *that* Ringling Brothers.
- Crystal Lake got its poetic name because an early visitor declared its waters were 'as clear as crystal' back in 1835.
Your
Crystal Lake
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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39685
+
Total Population
$
91456
Median Income
$
233400
Median Home
15
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Crystal Lake
ranks for retirees?
48
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
90
Healthcare
50
Climate
56
Results
Crystal Lake
Suitability Breakdown
02 - Income
Annuity Rates Available Here
Fixed annuity rates reach up to
7
% on 5-year terms, with most landing between
5
% and
5
%.
Source · Cannex
90
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
climate — summers peak near
°F, winters dip to about
°F, with roughly
36
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
05 - Risk
Natural Disaster Risk
FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.
Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively Moderate
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