Iowa City vs Arlington Heights
Iowa City, IA compared with Arlington Heights, IL · 185 miles apart
Iowa City has 76,229 residents to Arlington Heights’s 76,216. Iowa City comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Arlington Heights does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Iowa City, IA | Arlington Heights, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 76,229 | 76,216 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,959 | 4,587 |
| Median household income | $58,546 | $116,723 |
| Median home value | $285,900 | $414,500 |
| Median rent | $1,094 | $1,760 |
| Homeownership | 47.2% | 74% |
| Average commute | 17.3 min | 27.7 min |
| Median age | 26.2 | 42.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 60.5% | 60.4% |
| Poverty rate | 26.3% | 6% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 3.5% |
| Price to income | 4.9× | 3.6× |
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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