We All Scream for Ice Cream, But Glen Ellyn Spends More Than Most Burbs

It would appear Glen Ellyn residents love their ice cream significantly more than the average American.

In advance of National Ice Cream Day this Sunday, Crain’s Chicago Business has released data about how much money each suburbs spends on ice cream, via an interactive map that shows ice cream spending by ZIP code.

Glen Ellyn exceeded the national average of 100 with an index of 157. Glen Ellyn’s index was beat out by Wheaton, which ranked at 167. Residents of Naperville’s 60564 zip code really love ice cream, with the highest index in DuPage County: 207. Hinsdale is next in line, with an index of 201.

To find a community on the map, select a county and municipality to see if its ZIP code falls above or below the national average (represented by an index of 100).

If an area has an index of 105, then people there spent 5 percent more that the national average (an index of 95 means the area spent 5 percent less).

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month—falling this year on today, July 15—as National Ice Cream Day.

Check out Glen Ellyn Patch's business directory for ice cream shops.

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• Baskin-Robbins, the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, commissioned an independent survey of 1,000 U.S. respondents to get the scoop on how Americans plan to enjoy ice cream this summer.
• To help celebrate National Ice Cream Day, Baskin-Robbins is holding a Twitter sweepstakes this Sunday to give ice cream lovers a chance to win $260 in Baskin-Robbins gift cards, enough to keep the ice cream scoops flowing for a year. For more information about the sweepstakes, visit BaskinRobbins.com or follow @BaskinRobbins on Twitter.