Elk Grove Village, IL: how dark is the sky here?

Elk Grove Village reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Elk Grove Village's sky is brighter than 60.9% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Elk Grove Village is from a meaningfully darker sky

8 miles from Elk Grove Village, straight-line, sits Prospect Heights, IL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Elk Grove Village's own suburban band.

Prospect Heights, IL is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Elk Grove Village compares nationally

Elk Grove Village, IL has a population of about 31,802, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Elk Grove Village places 1,942 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.