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Chicago vs Mount Prospect

Chicago, IL compared with Mount Prospect, IL · 20 miles apart

Chicago has 2,731,585 residents to Mount Prospect’s 55,395. Chicago comes out ahead on median rent. Mount Prospect does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Chicago, IL Mount Prospect, IL
Population 2,731,585 55,395
Density (per sq mi) 11,994 5,167
Median household income $77,902 $101,720
Median home value $334,100 $397,400
Median rent $1,440 $1,502
Homeownership 46% 68.7%
Average commute 33.1 min 25.9 min
Median age 35.8 41.1
Bachelor's degree + 44.3% 48.6%
Poverty rate 16.8% 6.6%
Unemployment 8% 3.8%
Price to income 4.3× 3.9×
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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