There are a number of party hot spots in Illinois.
For example, Chicago, Illinois has been called one of the biggest party towns in the nation. And you can see why. It has many college kids, a very young population, and frankly, there’s a huge bar scene.
But is it the best city to score in? The purpose of this post is to use Saturday Night Science and data to determine which places are the easiest you could go in Illinois if you wanted to hook up with someone.
After analyzing 200 of the state’s most populous areas (over 10,000 people), we came up with this list as the ten easiest places to get laid in the state of Illinois.
Don’t freak out.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Easiest Places To Get Laid In Illinois
You might be thinking, “Evanston?!” Why haven’t I gone there before?
Well if you live in Evanston, you’re probably already aware of the pure excitement level, based on the criteria we list below. And if you’re not already regularly hooking up there. Well, then there’s nothing we can do about that.
Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and see how the places in Illinois near you fared. We’ve got the complete list of the most populous cities below so you know where to go and where to avoid on your next road trip.
The hardest place to get lucky in Illinois, according to science? That would be Minooka. More on that later.
For more Illinois reading, check out:
The 10 Easiest Places To Get Laid In Illinois For 2025
/10
Get Laid Score: 83.4
Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 76,552
Bars: 11
Colleges: 3
More on Evanston: Data
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Get Laid Score: 81.1
Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Population: 2,707,648
Bars: 203
Colleges: 48
More on Chicago: Data
/10
Get Laid Score: 78.2
Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Population: 15,006
Bars: 3
Colleges: 1
More on Macomb: Data
/10
Get Laid Score: 76.4
Rank Last Year: 5 (Up 1)
Population: 10,482
Bars: 3
Colleges: 1
More on River Grove: Data
/10
Get Laid Score: 74.1
Rank Last Year: 4 (Down 1)
Population: 52,908
Bars: 3
Colleges: 2
More on Normal: Data
/10
Get Laid Score: 71.9
Rank Last Year: 10 (Up 4)
Population: 18,139
Bars: 3
Colleges: 1
More on Palos Hills: Data
/10
Get Laid Score: 68.8
Rank Last Year: 16 (Up 9)
Population: 15,177
Bars: 4
Colleges: 0
More on Norridge: Data
/10
Get Laid Score: 68.1
Rank Last Year: 9 (Up 1)
Population: 66,427
Bars: 4
Colleges: 2
More on Skokie: Data
/10
Get Laid Score: 67.9
Rank Last Year: 5 (Down 4)
Population: 17,212
Bars: 5
Colleges: 1
More on Charleston: Data
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Get Laid Score: 67.8
Rank Last Year: 12 (Up 2)
Population: 88,822
Bars: 11
Colleges: 2
More on Champaign: Data
Methodology: How we crunched the numbers for getting laid in the Prairie State
We know we are answering a bar topic with this one, but that’s exactly why we use Saturday Night Science.
To rank the chances where you’re most likely to get laid in Illinois, we had to determine what criteria help people hook up. It isn’t a stretch to assume that people will get frisky with plenty of young singles, areas where people aren’t married and have kids, and areas with lots of adult things to do.
With that in mind, we used the most recent 2019-2023 American Community Survey Census data produced for the state of Illinois. And we paired it up with data from OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 and colleges from IPEDS.
Can’t really get any better data than that.
We paid particular attention to:
- Population density
- % of population that’s female (More females than males)
- % of unmarried people in each city
- % of households with kids in each city
- Colleges per capita
- Bars per capita
We then gave each city a “Chance To Get Laid Score.”
The higher the score, the better the city is for getting lucky. We also limited our results to cities with over 10,000 people. For Illinois, that meant a total of 200 cities.
This article is based on facts and is meant as infotainment. We updated this article for 2025, and it’s our tenth time ranking the easiest cities to get laid in Illinois.
There You Have It – The Best Cities for Getting Some in Illinois for 2025
If you’re looking at cities in Illinois where it’s easy to get laid because the population is young, single and ready to party, this is an accurate list.
The best cities to get laid in Illinois are Evanston, Chicago, Macomb, River Grove, Normal, Palos Hills, Norridge, Skokie, Charleston, and Champaign.
Who ever said science is a bore?
If you’re also curious enough, here are the hardest places to get laid in Illinois, according to science:
- Minooka
- Campton Hills
- Frankfort
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Detailed List Of The Best Cities For Getting Laid In Illinois For 2025
| Rank | City | Population | Median Income | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evanston, IL | 76,552 | $95,766 | 11 |
| 2 | Chicago, IL | 2,707,648 | $75,134 | 203 |
| 3 | Macomb, IL | 15,006 | $39,753 | 3 |
| 4 | River Grove, IL | 10,482 | $74,793 | 3 |
| 5 | Normal, IL | 52,908 | $66,350 | 3 |
| 6 | Palos Hills, IL | 18,139 | $83,969 | 3 |
| 7 | Norridge, IL | 15,177 | $87,579 | 4 |
| 8 | Skokie, IL | 66,427 | $93,550 | 4 |
| 9 | Charleston, IL | 17,212 | $49,057 | 5 |
| 10 | Champaign, IL | 88,822 | $57,544 | 11 |
| 11 | South Holland, IL | 21,016 | $87,378 | 3 |
| 12 | Palatine, IL | 66,548 | $95,950 | 8 |
| 13 | Carbondale, IL | 21,813 | $29,670 | 3 |
| 14 | Matteson, IL | 18,681 | $98,617 | 3 |
| 15 | Des Plaines, IL | 59,408 | $94,303 | 4 |
| 16 | Peoria, IL | 112,126 | $58,716 | 4 |
| 17 | Freeport, IL | 23,636 | $48,181 | 3 |
| 18 | Rockford, IL | 147,649 | $53,328 | 12 |
| 19 | Centralia, IL | 12,009 | $47,308 | 3 |
| 20 | Springfield, IL | 113,714 | $65,537 | 9 |
| 21 | Decatur, IL | 70,368 | $50,809 | 4 |
| 22 | Chicago Heights, IL | 26,938 | $57,479 | 3 |
| 23 | Wheaton, IL | 53,453 | $119,566 | 5 |
| 24 | Oak Park, IL | 53,315 | $108,026 | 17 |
| 25 | Palos Heights, IL | 11,817 | $107,974 | 3 |
| 26 | Lisle, IL | 23,413 | $106,173 | 3 |
| 27 | Lake Forest, IL | 19,190 | $228,120 | 3 |
| 28 | Bourbonnais, IL | 18,109 | $81,017 | 4 |
| 29 | Crestwood, IL | 10,622 | $68,686 | 3 |
| 30 | East St. Louis, IL | 18,278 | $30,992 | 3 |
| 31 | Westmont, IL | 24,201 | $83,622 | 3 |
| 32 | Dolton, IL | 20,979 | $58,706 | 3 |
| 33 | Bridgeview, IL | 16,721 | $65,153 | 3 |
| 34 | Elmwood Park, IL | 23,982 | $84,121 | 3 |
| 35 | River Forest, IL | 11,489 | $148,711 | 5 |
| 36 | Bloomington, IL | 78,703 | $75,449 | 5 |
| 37 | Cicero, IL | 83,223 | $68,548 | 3 |
| 38 | Mount Prospect, IL | 55,648 | $103,911 | 4 |
| 39 | Edwardsville, IL | 26,543 | $92,671 | 4 |
| 40 | Lincoln, IL | 13,406 | $54,390 | 3 |
| 41 | Bellwood, IL | 18,373 | $76,990 | 3 |
| 42 | Galesburg, IL | 29,653 | $45,213 | 8 |
| 43 | Danville, IL | 28,663 | $44,239 | 3 |
| 44 | Park Forest, IL | 20,898 | $62,305 | 3 |
| 45 | Downers Grove, IL | 49,867 | $119,649 | 6 |
| 46 | Jacksonville, IL | 17,490 | $62,615 | 3 |
| 47 | Richton Park, IL | 12,576 | $71,724 | 3 |
| 48 | North Chicago, IL | 30,772 | $56,815 | 3 |
| 49 | Mattoon, IL | 16,334 | $47,308 | 3 |
| 50 | Forest Park, IL | 14,000 | $81,323 | 6 |
| 51 | Niles, IL | 30,262 | $78,563 | 3 |
| 52 | Kankakee, IL | 24,384 | $45,119 | 4 |
| 53 | Westchester, IL | 16,524 | $103,561 | 3 |
| 54 | Mundelein, IL | 31,632 | $107,608 | 6 |
| 55 | Dixon, IL | 15,166 | $58,371 | 4 |
| 56 | Glen Ellyn, IL | 28,270 | $133,346 | 3 |
| 57 | Aurora, IL | 179,867 | $90,109 | 5 |
| 58 | Lansing, IL | 28,415 | $71,805 | 3 |
| 59 | Godfrey, IL | 17,743 | $92,746 | 3 |
| 60 | Country Club Hills, IL | 16,419 | $77,463 | 3 |
| 61 | Prospect Heights, IL | 15,681 | $91,599 | 3 |
| 62 | Midlothian, IL | 14,024 | $67,872 | 3 |
| 63 | Hazel Crest, IL | 13,493 | $62,773 | 3 |
| 64 | Northlake, IL | 12,547 | $77,564 | 4 |
| 65 | Canton, IL | 13,408 | $54,881 | 3 |
| 66 | Blue Island, IL | 23,416 | $60,965 | 3 |
| 67 | Justice, IL | 12,372 | $58,514 | 3 |
| 68 | Naperville, IL | 149,424 | $150,937 | 13 |
| 69 | Riverdale, IL | 10,515 | $45,709 | 3 |
| 70 | Bloomingdale, IL | 22,388 | $98,891 | 3 |
| 71 | Elmhurst, IL | 45,538 | $145,374 | 3 |
| 72 | Maywood, IL | 23,173 | $66,498 | 3 |
| 73 | Glendale Heights, IL | 32,864 | $82,232 | 5 |
| 74 | Rantoul, IL | 12,515 | $49,821 | 5 |
| 75 | Roselle, IL | 22,731 | $109,118 | 4 |
| 76 | Harvey, IL | 19,831 | $41,091 | 3 |
| 77 | Elgin, IL | 114,106 | $88,316 | 8 |
| 78 | Chicago Ridge, IL | 14,147 | $69,389 | 3 |
| 79 | Schaumburg, IL | 76,780 | $94,690 | 6 |
| 80 | Lyons, IL | 10,391 | $64,209 | 3 |
| 81 | Alton, IL | 25,430 | $53,005 | 3 |
| 82 | Summit, IL | 10,896 | $60,417 | 3 |
| 83 | Deerfield, IL | 19,185 | $189,705 | 4 |
| 84 | Oak Lawn, IL | 57,098 | $82,493 | 5 |
| 85 | Zion, IL | 24,466 | $62,574 | 3 |
| 86 | Worth, IL | 10,731 | $56,998 | 3 |
| 87 | Markham, IL | 11,434 | $52,364 | 3 |
| 88 | Lincolnwood, IL | 13,179 | $107,950 | 3 |
| 89 | Loves Park, IL | 23,185 | $58,633 | 5 |
| 90 | Woodridge, IL | 33,889 | $97,263 | 4 |
| 91 | Alsip, IL | 18,650 | $67,557 | 4 |
| 92 | Streator, IL | 12,274 | $54,953 | 3 |
| 93 | Morton Grove, IL | 24,687 | $106,078 | 3 |
| 94 | Grayslake, IL | 20,707 | $113,697 | 7 |
| 95 | Fox Lake, IL | 10,872 | $69,896 | 3 |
| 96 | Glenview, IL | 47,682 | $138,758 | 4 |
| 97 | Franklin Park, IL | 18,233 | $76,009 | 3 |
| 98 | Berwyn, IL | 55,888 | $75,235 | 5 |
| 99 | Northbrook, IL | 34,642 | $155,321 | 3 |
| 100 | Brookfield, IL | 19,235 | $108,429 | 3 |
4 bars in Peoria? At least 20 I can think of off the the top of my head. And there are tons more.