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Arlington Heights vs Palatine

Arlington Heights, IL compared with Palatine, IL · 3 miles apart

Arlington Heights has 76,216 residents to Palatine’s 65,842. Arlington Heights comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Palatine does better on median rent.

Arlington Heights, IL Palatine, IL
Population 76,216 65,842
Density (per sq mi) 4,587 4,669
Median household income $116,723 $97,819
Median home value $414,500 $355,600
Median rent $1,760 $1,549
Homeownership 74% 67.4%
Average commute 27.7 min 27.7 min
Median age 42.6 40.7
Bachelor's degree + 60.4% 51.1%
Poverty rate 6% 8.2%
Unemployment 3.5% 4.1%
Price to income 3.6× 3.6×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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