There are 8 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Elgin. 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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North Randall Road, Batavia, IL
12.5 mi from downtown Elgin · Comfortable surrounding area
260 Randall Road, South Elgin, IL
3.5 mi from downtown Elgin · Mixed-income catchment
7777 Miller Road, Carpentersville, IL
5.7 mi from downtown Elgin · Mixed-income catchment
11900 Kreutzer Road, Huntley, IL
9.6 mi from downtown Elgin · Mixed-income catchment
1430 East Algonquin Road, Algonquin, IL
8.9 mi from downtown Elgin · Mixed-income catchment
11900 Lutter Drive, Crystal Lake, IL
12.1 mi from downtown Elgin · Mixed-income catchment
Right now the Elgin location has the highest Goods Score (58 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 Elgin, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.