Elgin vs Hoffman Estates
Elgin, IL compared with Hoffman Estates, IL · 9 miles apart
Elgin has 115,476 residents to Hoffman Estates’s 50,858. Elgin comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Hoffman Estates does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Elgin, IL | Hoffman Estates, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 115,476 | 50,858 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,019 | 2,477 |
| Median household income | $90,282 | $106,806 |
| Median home value | $273,000 | $351,900 |
| Median rent | $1,361 | $1,734 |
| Homeownership | 71.9% | 74.2% |
| Average commute | 28.2 min | 28.5 min |
| Median age | 36.7 | 39.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 27% | 48.5% |
| Poverty rate | 9.8% | 7.1% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 4.2% |
| Price to income | 3× | 3.3× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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