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Waukegan vs Arlington Heights

Waukegan, IL compared with Arlington Heights, IL · 20 miles apart

Waukegan has 87,940 residents to Arlington Heights’s 76,216. Waukegan comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Arlington Heights does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Waukegan, IL Arlington Heights, IL
Population 87,940 76,216
Density (per sq mi) 3,625 4,587
Median household income $71,919 $116,723
Median home value $190,900 $414,500
Median rent $1,205 $1,760
Homeownership 50.2% 74%
Average commute 26.1 min 27.7 min
Median age 35.5 42.6
Bachelor's degree + 20.9% 60.4%
Poverty rate 15.3% 6%
Unemployment 6.4% 3.5%
Price to income 2.7× 3.6×

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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