Fact text

  • New Lenox's most famous historical resident helped organize the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago while also running one of the region's largest rose and carnation greenhouse businesses.
  • In 1898, New Lenox became home to the first rural Bell telephone company in Illinois, with switchboard operators working from their own homes to provide around-the-clock service.
  • The town was originally named 'Tracy' after a railroad superintendent, who then personally asked them to pick a different name entirely.
  • New Lenox proudly calls itself 'The Home of Proud Americans,' which may be the most enthusiastically patriotic town motto in Illinois.
Your
New Lenox
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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26788
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Total Population
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$
115327
Median Income
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$
308500
Median Home
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10
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
New Lenox
ranks for retirees?
37
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
8
Affordability
86
Healthcare
29
Climate
31

Results

New Lenox

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

Illinois does not tax Social Security benefits, which gives retirees a meaningful break despite the state's flat income tax.

State sales tax here runs about

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
8
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
86

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
86
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
29

The area has

3

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

3

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
31

A

Cold / Snowy

climate — summers peak near

83

°F, winters dip to about

19

°F, with roughly

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively High

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively High

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