Livability score comparison

MetricsHoustonChicago
Livability74
  • 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
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Amenities
  1. Amount of Amenities
A+
  1. Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Houston Amenities
A+
  1. Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Chicago Amenities
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Cost Of Living
  1. Cost of Living Index
  2. Goods & Services Index
  3. Grocery Index
  4. Healthcare Index
  5. Housing Index
  6. Transportation Index
  7. Utilities Index
A+
  1. 101
  2. 101
  3. 100
  4. 94
  5. 105
  6. 90
  7. 103
Houston Cost Of Living
D
  1. 114
  2. 107
  3. 104
  4. 108
  5. 138
  6. 107
  7. 89
Chicago Cost Of Living
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Crime
  1. Violent Crime /100k
  2. Murder /100k
  3. Rape /100k
  4. Robbery /100k
  5. Assault /100k
  6. Property Crime /100k
  7. Burglary /100k
  8. Theft /100k
  9. Vehicle Theft /100k
  10. Total Crime /100k
F
  1. 1,142
  2. 19
  3. 50
  4. 306
  5. 767
  6. 4,582
  7. 656
  8. 3,164
  9. 762
  10. 5,723
Houston Crime
F
  1. 540
  2. 23
  3. 52
  4. 337
  5. 128
  6. 3,133
  7. 288
  8. 2,046
  9. 799
  10. 3,673
Chicago Crime
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Employment
  1. Income Per Capita
  2. Med. Household Income
  3. Med. Earnings Male
  4. Med. Earnings Female
  5. Unemployment Rate
C
  1. $33,626
  2. $53,600
  3. $36,860
  4. $28,854
  5. 4%
Houston Employment
B
  1. $39,068
  2. $62,097
  3. $43,977
  4. $35,975
  5. 5%
Chicago Employment
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Housing
  1. Median Home Price
  2. Median Rent Asked
  3. % Owner Occupied
  4. % Renter Occupied
  5. Avg. Household Size
A+
  1. $186,800
  2. $1,086
  3. 43%
  4. 57%
  5. 2.6
Houston Housing
A+
  1. $267,600
  2. $1,154
  3. 45%
  4. 55%
  5. 2.5
Chicago Housing
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Schools
  1. No. Public Schools
  2. Students Per Teacher
  3. Avg. Test Scores
  4. Completed High School
  5. Completed Bachelors
D
  1. 688
  2. 17
  3. n/a
  4. 74.2%
  5. 31.2%
Houston Schools
D
  1. 644
  2. 21
  3. n/a
  4. 80.3%
  5. 36.5%
Chicago Schools
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User Ratings
  1. Average user rating
  2. Number of ratings
F
  1. 45%
  2. 89
Houston User rating
C+
  1. 67%
  2. 137
Chicago User rating