Chicago vs Cicero
Chicago, IL compared with Cicero, IL · 4 miles apart
Chicago has 2,731,585 residents to Cicero’s 81,858. Chicago comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +. Cicero does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Chicago, IL | Cicero, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,731,585 | 81,858 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 11,994 | 13,957 |
| Median household income | $77,902 | $70,842 |
| Median home value | $334,100 | $249,400 |
| Median rent | $1,440 | $1,154 |
| Homeownership | 46% | 54.6% |
| Average commute | 33.1 min | 29.3 min |
| Median age | 35.8 | 34.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 44.3% | 10.8% |
| Poverty rate | 16.8% | 14.6% |
| Unemployment | 8% | 5% |
| Price to income | 4.3× | 3.5× |
| Clear days a year | 21 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 11 | — |
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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