Chicago-Naperville-Elgin vs Milwaukee-Waukesha
IL metro vs WI metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Milwaukee-Waukesha(5/6 categories)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL · 9.3M
1
categories won
Milwaukee-Waukesha
WI · 1.6M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Milwaukee-Waukesha wins
Home Value
Milwaukee-Waukesha wins
Median Income
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Affordability Score
Milwaukee-Waukesha wins
Unemployment
Milwaukee-Waukesha wins
Violent Crime
Milwaukee-Waukesha wins
Metric
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
Milwaukee-Waukesha
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,390/mo | $1,122/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $87,071✓ | $77,006 |
| Median Home Value | $316,500 | $308,100✓ |
| Metro Population | 9.3M✓ | 1.6M |
| Rent as % of Income | 19% | 17%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 62/100 | 65/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 3.0%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 310/100k | 289/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 1720/100k | 1217/100k✓ |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL
Median Rent
$1,390/mo
Median Income
$87,071
Home Value
$316,500
Population
9.3M
9.3M residentsView profile →
Milwaukee-Waukesha
WI
Median Rent
$1,122/mo
Median Income
$77,006
Home Value
$308,100
Population
1.6M
1.6M residentsView profile →
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