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Elkhart vs Wheaton

Elkhart, IN compared with Wheaton, IL · 111 miles apart

Elkhart has 54,092 residents to Wheaton’s 54,065. Elkhart comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Wheaton does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Elkhart, IN Wheaton, IL
Population 54,092 54,065
Density (per sq mi) 1,896 4,776
Median household income $51,028 $120,008
Median home value $139,500 $455,700
Median rent $998 $1,799
Homeownership 53.2% 71.7%
Average commute 18.5 min 25.7 min
Median age 35 36.8
Bachelor's degree + 17.7% 64.5%
Poverty rate 18.2% 5.6%
Unemployment 3.9% 3.7%
Price to income 2.7× 3.8×

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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