| Metrics | Chicago | Cedar Rapids |
| Livability | 78- Stable Housing Market
- High Income per Capita
- Lots of Local Amenities
- Low Cost of Living
Chicago Livability | 78- Low Cost of Living
- Stable Housing Market
- High Graduation Rates
- High Income per Capita
Cedar Rapids Livability |
| Metrics | Chicago | Cedar Rapids |
Amenities- Amount of Amenities
| A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Chicago Amenities | B-- Yes, there are some amenities close to
Cedar Rapids Amenities |
| Metrics | Chicago | Cedar Rapids |
Cost Of Living- Cost of Living Index
- Goods & Services Index
- Grocery Index
- Healthcare Index
- Housing Index
- Transportation Index
- Utilities Index
| C-- 116
- 110
- 104
- 116
- 138
- 104
- 95
Chicago Cost Of Living | A+- 87
- 90
- 97
- 89
- 79
- 90
- 81
Cedar Rapids Cost Of Living |
| Metrics | Chicago | Cedar Rapids |
Crime- Violent Crime /100k
- Murder /100k
- Rape /100k
- Robbery /100k
- Assault /100k
- Property Crime /100k
- Burglary /100k
- Theft /100k
- Vehicle Theft /100k
- Total Crime /100k
| F- 540
- 17
- 59
- 335
- 128
- 3,472
- 295
- 2,319
- 859
- 4,012
Chicago Crime | C-- 262
- 1
- 11
- 30
- 219
- 2,689
- 274
- 2,203
- 212
- 2,951
Cedar Rapids Crime |
| Metrics | Chicago | Cedar Rapids |
Employment- Income Per Capita
- Med. Household Income
- Med. Earnings Male
- Med. Earnings Female
- Unemployment Rate
| B- $59,005
- $92,078
- $63,516
- $52,438
- 6%
Chicago Employment | B-- $50,890
- $89,709
- $62,939
- $47,048
- 3%
Cedar Rapids Employment |
| Metrics | Chicago | Cedar Rapids |
Housing- Median Home Price
- Median Rent Asked
- % Owner Occupied
- % Renter Occupied
- Avg. Household Size
| A+- $478,036
- $1,715
- 45%
- 55%
- 2.5
Chicago Housing | A+- $255,140
- $1,187
- 70%
- 30%
- 2.3
Cedar Rapids Housing |
| Metrics | Chicago | Cedar Rapids |
Schools- No. Public Schools
- Students Per Teacher
- Avg. Test Scores
- Completed High School
- Completed Bachelors
| D- 644
- 21
- n/a
- 80.3%
- 36.5%
Chicago Schools | B+- 39
- 15
- n/a
- 89.8%
- 31.8%
Cedar Rapids Schools |
| Metrics | Chicago | Cedar Rapids |
User Ratings- Average user rating
- Number of ratings
| C+- 65%
- 147
Chicago User rating | D+- 58%
- 27
Cedar Rapids User rating |
