Naperville vs Wheaton
Naperville, IL compared with Wheaton, IL · 8 miles apart
Naperville has 153,114 residents to Wheaton’s 54,065. Naperville comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Wheaton does better on median rent, average commute, unemployment.
| Naperville, IL | Wheaton, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 153,114 | 54,065 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,889 | 4,776 |
| Median household income | $155,105 | $120,008 |
| Median home value | $540,200 | $455,700 |
| Median rent | $1,885 | $1,799 |
| Homeownership | 74.8% | 71.7% |
| Average commute | 30.5 min | 25.7 min |
| Median age | 40.4 | 36.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 72.5% | 64.5% |
| Poverty rate | 4.4% | 5.6% |
| Unemployment | 4.5% | 3.7% |
| Price to income | 3.5× | 3.8× |
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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