01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Illinois does not tax Social Security benefits, which gives retirees a meaningful break despite the state's flat income tax.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- McDonald's world headquarters called Oak Brook home for nearly 50 years before finally moving back to Chicago in 2018.
- Oak Brook is home to Ace Hardware, Blistex, Portillo's, AND Ferrara Candy, basically everything you need to fix your house, soothe your lips, eat a hot dog, and satisfy a sweet tooth.
- Ty Warner, founder of Ty Inc., the company behind the Beanie Baby craze that had people camping outside toy stores, is from Oak Brook.
- Hockey legends Stan Mikita and Chris Chelios, both Stanley Cup champions, both called Oak Brook home.
- The village has its own polo fields, because apparently Oak Brook decided a golf course just wasn't fancy enough.
Your
Oak Brook
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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8085
+
Total Population
$
140743
Median Income
$
770700
Median Home
36
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Oak Brook
ranks for retirees?
33
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
20
Healthcare
50
Climate
68
Results
Oak Brook
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
20
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
″ 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 High
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