Naperville vs Joliet
Naperville, IL compared with Joliet, IL · 16 miles apart
Naperville has 153,114 residents to Joliet’s 152,241. Naperville comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Joliet does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Naperville, IL | Joliet, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 153,114 | 152,241 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,889 | 2,298 |
| Median household income | $155,105 | $92,201 |
| Median home value | $540,200 | $265,800 |
| Median rent | $1,885 | $1,276 |
| Homeownership | 74.8% | 73.7% |
| Average commute | 30.5 min | 28.8 min |
| Median age | 40.4 | 35.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 72.5% | 25.5% |
| Poverty rate | 4.4% | 11.1% |
| Unemployment | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| Price to income | 3.5× | 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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