Chicago vs Naperville
Chicago, IL compared with Naperville, IL · 25 miles apart
Chicago has 2,731,585 residents to Naperville’s 153,114. Chicago comes out ahead on median rent, clear days a year. Naperville does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Chicago, IL | Naperville, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,731,585 | 153,114 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 11,994 | 3,889 |
| Median household income | $77,902 | $155,105 |
| Median home value | $334,100 | $540,200 |
| Median rent | $1,440 | $1,885 |
| Homeownership | 46% | 74.8% |
| Average commute | 33.1 min | 30.5 min |
| Median age | 35.8 | 40.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 44.3% | 72.5% |
| Poverty rate | 16.8% | 4.4% |
| Unemployment | 8% | 4.5% |
| Price to income | 4.3× | 3.5× |
| Clear days a year | 21 | 20 |
| Days above 90°F | 11 | 10 |
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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