Geneva Again Named 'Best Of The West' By Local Magazine Readers

GENEVA, IL — Geneva has once again been named "Best of the West" by readers of a local magazine.

"West Suburban Living" readers said Geneva is "a premier community for dining, shopping and festivals" and dubbed it the top city they would most likely choose to live in besides their hometown. No other town has received this distinction as many times as Geneva has during the magazine's two-plus decades of conducting the "Best of the West" survey, city officials said in a news release.

In the 2024 survey, the Kane County city also got first-place honors for the best downtown for shipping and third place for "Best Mall/Shopping Center" with Geneva Commons.

Swedish Days was chosen "Best Festival," and Festival of the Vine took home the third-place distinction. The Geneva Arts Fair and Geneva French Market each ranked third in their respective "Best Craft or Art Show" and "Best Farmers Market" categories.

Various local businesses were also recognized in the survey.

"We are not trying to start any beef, but Geneva may be Burger City USA after Burger Local, Country House and BASH swept the survey's best burger category," city officials said.

In the release, officials thanked residents, merchants, stakeholders and the Geneva Chamber of Commerce for their work in making Geneva "a great place to live and visit."