Chicago-Naperville-Elgin vs Pittsburgh
IL metro vs PA metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Pittsburgh(5/6 categories)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL · 9.3M
1
categories won
Pittsburgh
PA · 2.4M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Pittsburgh wins
Home Value
Pittsburgh wins
Median Income
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Affordability Score
Pittsburgh wins
Unemployment
Pittsburgh wins
Violent Crime
Pittsburgh wins
Metric
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
Pittsburgh
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,390/mo | $1,044/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $87,071✓ | $72,532 |
| Median Home Value | $316,500 | $218,300✓ |
| Metro Population | 9.3M✓ | 2.4M |
| Rent as % of Income | 19% | 17%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 62/100 | 65/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 3.7%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 310/100k | 266/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 1720/100k | 1579/100k✓ |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL
Median Rent
$1,390/mo
Median Income
$87,071
Home Value
$316,500
Population
9.3M
9.3M residentsView profile →
Pittsburgh
PA
Median Rent
$1,044/mo
Median Income
$72,532
Home Value
$218,300
Population
2.4M
2.4M residentsView profile →
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