Skokie vs Des Plaines
Skokie, IL compared with Des Plaines, IL · 8 miles apart
Skokie has 66,544 residents to Des Plaines’s 58,772. Skokie comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Des Plaines does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Skokie, IL | Des Plaines, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 66,544 | 58,772 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 6,612 | 4,128 |
| Median household income | $95,337 | $97,875 |
| Median home value | $387,200 | $335,600 |
| Median rent | $1,552 | $1,606 |
| Homeownership | 74.7% | 78.3% |
| Average commute | 27.9 min | 28.2 min |
| Median age | 43.2 | 42.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 53.8% | 38.9% |
| Poverty rate | 9.7% | 6% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 4.1% |
| Price to income | 4.1× | 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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