Chicago vs Evanston
Chicago, IL compared with Evanston, IL · 14 miles apart
Chicago has 2,731,585 residents to Evanston’s 76,380. Chicago comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Evanston does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Chicago, IL | Evanston, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,731,585 | 76,380 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 11,994 | 9,819 |
| Median household income | $77,902 | $96,434 |
| Median home value | $334,100 | $481,200 |
| Median rent | $1,440 | $1,762 |
| Homeownership | 46% | 56.2% |
| Average commute | 33.1 min | 27.5 min |
| Median age | 35.8 | 38.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 44.3% | 69.5% |
| Poverty rate | 16.8% | 11.8% |
| Unemployment | 8% | 6.2% |
| Price to income | 4.3× | 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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