Chicago-Naperville-Elgin vs Cleveland
IL metro vs OH metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Cleveland(5/6 categories)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL · 9.3M
1
categories won
Cleveland
OH · 2.2M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Cleveland wins
Home Value
Cleveland wins
Median Income
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Affordability Score
Cleveland wins
Unemployment
Cleveland wins
Violent Crime
Cleveland wins
Metric
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
Cleveland
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,390/mo | $1,032/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $87,071✓ | $67,586 |
| Median Home Value | $316,500 | $217,300✓ |
| Metro Population | 9.3M✓ | 2.2M |
| Rent as % of Income | 19% | 18%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 62/100 | 63/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 3.7%✓ |
| 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 →
Cleveland
OH
Median Rent
$1,032/mo
Median Income
$67,586
Home Value
$217,300
Population
2.2M
2.2M residentsView profile →
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