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Mount Prospect vs West Haven

Mount Prospect, IL compared with West Haven, CT · 774 miles apart

Mount Prospect has 55,395 residents to West Haven’s 55,351. Mount Prospect comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. West Haven does better on median rent, average commute.

Mount Prospect, IL West Haven, CT
Population 55,395 55,351
Density (per sq mi) 5,167 5,149
Median household income $101,720 $74,382
Median home value $397,400 $291,700
Median rent $1,502 $1,442
Homeownership 68.7% 50.6%
Average commute 25.9 min 22.9 min
Median age 41.1 35.8
Bachelor's degree + 48.6% 30.5%
Poverty rate 6.6% 14.1%
Unemployment 3.8% 7.3%
Price to income 3.9× 3.9×

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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