| Metrics | Houston | Chicago |
| Livability | 74- Stable Housing Market
- Low Cost of Living
- Lots of Local Amenities
- High Income per Capita
Houston Livability | 78- Stable Housing Market
- High Income per Capita
- Lots of Local Amenities
- Low Cost of Living
Chicago Livability |
| Metrics | Houston | Chicago |
Amenities- Amount of Amenities
| A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Houston Amenities | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Chicago Amenities |
| Metrics | Houston | Chicago |
Cost Of Living- Cost of Living Index
- Goods & Services Index
- Grocery Index
- Healthcare Index
- Housing Index
- Transportation Index
- Utilities Index
| A+- 101
- 101
- 100
- 94
- 105
- 90
- 103
Houston Cost Of Living | D- 114
- 107
- 104
- 108
- 138
- 107
- 89
Chicago Cost Of Living |
| Metrics | Houston | Chicago |
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- 1,142
- 19
- 50
- 306
- 767
- 4,582
- 656
- 3,164
- 762
- 5,723
Houston Crime | F- 540
- 23
- 52
- 337
- 128
- 3,133
- 288
- 2,046
- 799
- 3,673
Chicago Crime |
| Metrics | Houston | Chicago |
Employment- Income Per Capita
- Med. Household Income
- Med. Earnings Male
- Med. Earnings Female
- Unemployment Rate
| C- $33,626
- $53,600
- $36,860
- $28,854
- 4%
Houston Employment | B- $39,068
- $62,097
- $43,977
- $35,975
- 5%
Chicago Employment |
| Metrics | Houston | Chicago |
Housing- Median Home Price
- Median Rent Asked
- % Owner Occupied
- % Renter Occupied
- Avg. Household Size
| A+- $186,800
- $1,086
- 43%
- 57%
- 2.6
Houston Housing | A+- $267,600
- $1,154
- 45%
- 55%
- 2.5
Chicago Housing |
| Metrics | Houston | Chicago |
Schools- No. Public Schools
- Students Per Teacher
- Avg. Test Scores
- Completed High School
- Completed Bachelors
| D- 688
- 17
- n/a
- 74.2%
- 31.2%
Houston Schools | D- 644
- 21
- n/a
- 80.3%
- 36.5%
Chicago Schools |
| Metrics | Houston | Chicago |
User Ratings- Average user rating
- Number of ratings
| F- 45%
- 89
Houston User rating | C+- 67%
- 137
Chicago User rating |
