Evanston vs Des Plaines
Evanston, IL compared with Des Plaines, IL · 11 miles apart
Evanston has 76,380 residents to Des Plaines’s 58,772. Evanston comes out ahead on average commute, bachelor's degree +. Des Plaines does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Evanston, IL | Des Plaines, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 76,380 | 58,772 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,819 | 4,128 |
| Median household income | $96,434 | $97,875 |
| Median home value | $481,200 | $335,600 |
| Median rent | $1,762 | $1,606 |
| Homeownership | 56.2% | 78.3% |
| Average commute | 27.5 min | 28.2 min |
| Median age | 38.4 | 42.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 69.5% | 38.9% |
| Poverty rate | 11.8% | 6% |
| Unemployment | 6.2% | 4.1% |
| Price to income | 5× | 3.4× |
| Clear days a year | — | 18 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 15 |
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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