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Palatine vs Hoffman Estates

Palatine, IL compared with Hoffman Estates, IL · 6 miles apart

Palatine has 65,842 residents to Hoffman Estates’s 50,858. Palatine comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Hoffman Estates does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

Palatine, IL Hoffman Estates, IL
Population 65,842 50,858
Density (per sq mi) 4,669 2,477
Median household income $97,819 $106,806
Median home value $355,600 $351,900
Median rent $1,549 $1,734
Homeownership 67.4% 74.2%
Average commute 27.7 min 28.5 min
Median age 40.7 39.2
Bachelor's degree + 51.1% 48.5%
Poverty rate 8.2% 7.1%
Unemployment 4.1% 4.2%
Price to income 3.6× 3.3×

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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