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Chicago vs Hoffman Estates

Chicago, IL compared with Hoffman Estates, IL · 28 miles apart

Chicago has 2,731,585 residents to Hoffman Estates’s 50,858. Chicago comes out ahead on median rent, clear days a year. Hoffman Estates does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Chicago, IL Hoffman Estates, IL
Population 2,731,585 50,858
Density (per sq mi) 11,994 2,477
Median household income $77,902 $106,806
Median home value $334,100 $351,900
Median rent $1,440 $1,734
Homeownership 46% 74.2%
Average commute 33.1 min 28.5 min
Median age 35.8 39.2
Bachelor's degree + 44.3% 48.5%
Poverty rate 16.8% 7.1%
Unemployment 8% 4.2%
Price to income 4.3× 3.3×
Clear days a year 21 19
Days above 90°F 11 9

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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