| Index | Riverdale | Chicago | Illinois |
| Median home price | $85,600 | $267,600 | $174,800 |
| Median rent asked | $921 | $1,154 | $925 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 6.6% | 45.3% | 66.0% |
| Renter occupied households | 93.4% | 54.7% | 34.0% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Hodgkins, IL | 1,753 | $33,100 | 82% |
| Ford Heights, IL | 2,705 | $44,700 | 76% |
| Dixmoor, IL | 3,570 | $65,800 | 64% |
| Phoenix, IL | 1,402 | $67,800 | 63% |
| Gary, IN | 75,486 | $68,400 | 63% |
| Chicago, IL | 2,699,347 | $267,600 | 45% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Houston, TX | 2,313,238 | $186,800 | 1% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,658,422 | $250,800 | 36% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,581,531 | $171,600 | 7% |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,529,133 | $156,700 | 15% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 3,973,278 | $670,700 | 263% |
| Chicago, IL | 2,699,347 | $267,600 | 45% |
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