There are 10 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Chicago. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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1201 West Washington Boulevard, Chicago, IL
3.5 mi from downtown Chicago · Comfortable surrounding area
3054 Wolf Road, Westchester, IL
11.0 mi from downtown Chicago · Comfortable surrounding area
2135 West Grand Avenue
3.7 mi from downtown Chicago · Comfortable surrounding area
2135 West Grand Avenue
3.7 mi from downtown Chicago · Comfortable surrounding area
1916 Dempster Street, Evanston, IL
14.0 mi from downtown Chicago · Mixed-income catchment
5518 West Touhy Avenue, Skokie, IL
12.8 mi from downtown Chicago · Mixed-income catchment
200 North Avenue, Melrose Park, IL
9.2 mi from downtown Chicago · Mixed-income catchment
1900 South Harlem Avenue, North Riverside, IL
6.3 mi from downtown Chicago · Modest surrounding area
9321 South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL
7.8 mi from downtown Chicago · Modest surrounding area
Right now the Chicago location has the highest Goods Score (64 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 10 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Chicago, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.