Chicago-Naperville-Elgin vs Providence-Warwick
IL metro vs RI metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Providence-Warwick(3/6 categories)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL · 9.3M
2
categories won
Providence-Warwick
RI · 1.7M
3
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Providence-Warwick wins
Home Value
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Median Income
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Affordability Score
Tie
Unemployment
Providence-Warwick wins
Violent Crime
Providence-Warwick wins
Metric
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
Providence-Warwick
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,390/mo | $1,330/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $87,071✓ | $83,330 |
| Median Home Value | $316,500✓ | $430,200 |
| Metro Population | 9.3M✓ | 1.7M |
| Rent as % of Income | 19% | 19%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 62/100 | 62/100 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 3.4%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 310/100k | 168/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 1720/100k | 1121/100k✓ |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL
Median Rent
$1,390/mo
Median Income
$87,071
Home Value
$316,500
Population
9.3M
9.3M residentsView profile →
Providence-Warwick
RI
Median Rent
$1,330/mo
Median Income
$83,330
Home Value
$430,200
Population
1.7M
1.7M residentsView profile →
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