| Metrics | Chicago | New York |
| Livability | 78- Stable Housing Market
- High Income per Capita
- Lots of Local Amenities
- Low Cost of Living
Chicago Livability | 75- High Income per Capita
- High Graduation Rates
- Lots of Local Amenities
- Stable Housing Market
New York Livability |
| Metrics | Chicago | New York |
Amenities- Amount of Amenities
| A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Chicago Amenities | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
New York Amenities |
| Metrics | Chicago | New York |
Cost Of Living- Cost of Living Index
- Goods & Services Index
- Grocery Index
- Healthcare Index
- Housing Index
- Transportation Index
- Utilities Index
| D- 114
- 107
- 104
- 108
- 138
- 107
- 89
Chicago Cost Of Living | F- 169
- 127
- 113
- 121
- 288
- 115
- 102
New York Cost Of Living |
| Metrics | Chicago | New York |
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 | F- 671
- 4
- 23
- 187
- 456
- 2,368
- 155
- 2,015
- 199
- 3,039
New York Crime |
| Metrics | Chicago | New York |
Employment- Income Per Capita
- Med. Household Income
- Med. Earnings Male
- Med. Earnings Female
- Unemployment Rate
| B- $39,068
- $62,097
- $43,977
- $35,975
- 5%
Chicago Employment | A-- $41,625
- $67,046
- $45,932
- $38,728
- 4%
New York Employment |
| Metrics | Chicago | New York |
Housing- Median Home Price
- Median Rent Asked
- % Owner Occupied
- % Renter Occupied
- Avg. Household Size
| A+- $267,600
- $1,154
- 45%
- 55%
- 2.5
Chicago Housing | C+- $635,200
- $1,489
- 33%
- 67%
- 2.6
New York Housing |
| Metrics | Chicago | New York |
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+- 1,253
- 0
- n/a
- 77.1%
- 36.2%
New York Schools |
| Metrics | Chicago | New York |
User Ratings- Average user rating
- Number of ratings
| C+- 67%
- 137
Chicago User rating | A+- 86%
- 93
New York User rating |
