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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. 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
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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