Chicago-Naperville-Elgin vs Cincinnati
IL metro vs OH metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Cincinnati(5/6 categories)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL · 9.3M
1
categories won
Cincinnati
OH · 2.3M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Cincinnati wins
Home Value
Cincinnati wins
Median Income
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Affordability Score
Cincinnati wins
Unemployment
Cincinnati wins
Violent Crime
Cincinnati wins
Metric
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
Cincinnati
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,390/mo | $1,101/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $87,071✓ | $77,844 |
| Median Home Value | $316,500 | $270,100✓ |
| Metro Population | 9.3M✓ | 2.3M |
| Rent as % of Income | 19% | 17%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 62/100 | 66/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 3.5%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 310/100k | 287/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 1720/100k | 1692/100k✓ |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL
Median Rent
$1,390/mo
Median Income
$87,071
Home Value
$316,500
Population
9.3M
9.3M residentsView profile →
Cincinnati
OH
Median Rent
$1,101/mo
Median Income
$77,844
Home Value
$270,100
Population
2.3M
2.3M residentsView profile →
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