Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim vs Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
CA metro vs IL metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Chicago-Naperville-Elgin(5/6 categories)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
CA · 12.8M
1
categories won
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL · 9.3M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Home Value
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Median Income
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim wins
Affordability Score
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Unemployment
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Violent Crime
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Metric
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,993/mo | $1,390/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $91,960✓ | $87,071 |
| Median Home Value | $867,200 | $316,500✓ |
| Metro Population | 12.8M✓ | 9.3M |
| Rent as % of Income | 26% | 19%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 48/100 | 62/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.7% | 4.4%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 508/100k | 310/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2326/100k | 1720/100k✓ |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
CA
Median Rent
$1,993/mo
Median Income
$91,960
Home Value
$867,200
Population
12.8M
12.8M residentsView profile →
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL
Median Rent
$1,390/mo
Median Income
$87,071
Home Value
$316,500
Population
9.3M
9.3M residentsView profile →
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