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Waukegan vs South Jordan

Waukegan, IL compared with South Jordan, UT · 1,251 miles apart

Waukegan has 87,940 residents to South Jordan’s 87,614. Waukegan comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. South Jordan does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Waukegan, IL South Jordan, UT
Population 87,940 87,614
Density (per sq mi) 3,625 3,401
Median household income $71,919 $134,047
Median home value $190,900 $650,500
Median rent $1,205 $1,991
Homeownership 50.2% 81.4%
Average commute 26.1 min 24.1 min
Median age 35.5 36.2
Bachelor's degree + 20.9% 47.9%
Poverty rate 15.3% 3.7%
Unemployment 6.4% 2.4%
Price to income 2.7× 4.9×

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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