Chicago-Naperville-Elgin vs Louisville/Jefferson County
IL metro vs KY metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Louisville/Jefferson County(4/6 categories)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL · 9.3M
1
categories won
Louisville/Jefferson County
KY · 1.4M
4
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Louisville/Jefferson County wins
Home Value
Louisville/Jefferson County wins
Median Income
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Affordability Score
Tie
Unemployment
Louisville/Jefferson County wins
Violent Crime
Louisville/Jefferson County wins
Metric
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
Louisville/Jefferson County
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,390/mo | $1,083/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $87,071✓ | $68,921 |
| Median Home Value | $316,500 | $253,600✓ |
| Metro Population | 9.3M✓ | 1.4M |
| Rent as % of Income | 19% | 19%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 62/100 | 62/100 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 3.8%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 310/100k | 224/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 1720/100k | 1552/100k✓ |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL
Median Rent
$1,390/mo
Median Income
$87,071
Home Value
$316,500
Population
9.3M
9.3M residentsView profile →
Louisville/Jefferson County
KY
Median Rent
$1,083/mo
Median Income
$68,921
Home Value
$253,600
Population
1.4M
1.4M residentsView profile →
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