There are 8 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
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 8 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.