Joliet vs Bolingbrook
Joliet, IL compared with Bolingbrook, IL · 12 miles apart
Joliet has 152,241 residents to Bolingbrook’s 74,803. Joliet comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, unemployment. Bolingbrook does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Joliet, IL | Bolingbrook, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 152,241 | 74,803 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,298 | 2,997 |
| Median household income | $92,201 | $108,400 |
| Median home value | $265,800 | $314,700 |
| Median rent | $1,276 | $1,749 |
| Homeownership | 73.7% | 79.1% |
| Average commute | 28.8 min | 30 min |
| Median age | 35.8 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 25.5% | 39.6% |
| Poverty rate | 11.1% | 9.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| Price to income | 2.9× | 2.9× |
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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