Chicago, IL
US City in Illinois, Midwest · ranked on 73 metrics
Chicago, IL is a US city in Illinois with a population of 2,727,758 (3rd of 477). It ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (119th of 434), Median Household Income (178th of 434). It ranks lowest for Average Commute (Minutes) (414th of 434), Murder Rate (per 100K) (350th of 395), Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (318th of 395).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 91st of 46080
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024119th of 43473
- Median Household Income$77,902Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024178th of 43459
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025207th of 39548
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024228th of 43448
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024242nd of 43444
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025223rd of 39544
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 272nd of 46040
- Poverty Rate (%)16.8%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024277th of 43436
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024414th of 4345
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025372nd of 3956
- Price Level (Goods)107.3Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 429th of 4606
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025350th of 39511
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025318th of 39520
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 345th of 46024
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 337th of 46026
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024320th of 43426
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 24 widely reported measures from 6 categories, leaving out size and totals
Quick answers
- What is the population of Chicago, IL?
- Chicago, IL has a population of 2,727,758, 3rd among 477 US cities.
- What does Chicago, IL rank best at?
- Among US cities, Chicago, IL ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (119th of 434); Median Household Income (178th of 434).
- Where does Chicago, IL rank worst?
- Chicago, IL ranks lowest for Average Commute (Minutes) (414th of 434); Murder Rate (per 100K) (350th of 395); Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (318th of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Chicago, IL?
- Rankodex ranks Chicago, IL on 73 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
73 metrics with a value for this place, in 17 topics