Study: Woodridge Less Likely to Have Internet Access than Bolingbrook, Naperville

Homeowners living in Woodridge's 60517 ZIP code are less likely to have home Internet access than residents in Darien, Lemont and parts of Bolingbrook and Naperville, according to a study.

However, Woodridge was slightly more likely to have in-home Internet access than Lisle (60515) and Downers Grove (60532). 

Woodridge scored a 118 in the Chicago Business' Market Facts study of the likelihood of homes having Internet access. The figure was average for DuPage County, which ranged from 104 (Bensenville's 60106) to 135 (Naperville's 60564). 

Darien was slightly more likely to have in-home Internet access with a score of 122, while Lisle was slightly less likely, with a score of 117. 

The national average is represented by an index of 100, the study said.

Surfing Facebook or watching YouTube videos may not be the only benefit to being connected to the Internet.

According to a report in National Journal, an expansion of broadband Internet could improve the health of rural Americans through telemedicine, electronic prescriptions, and electronic medical records.

According to the report, other benefits include making administrative work more efficient; providing guidance to paramedics; and helping seniors via in-home monitoring.

Here's how other neighboring communities fared on the Internet study (listed in order of highest score):

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