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Bridgeview vs Alsip

6 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (+74% in Bridgeview) and growth since 2010 (+4.6 pts in Bridgeview).

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Bridgeview, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 16,849 people
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Alsip, ILOne of the healthiest townsIllinois · 18,583 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Bridgeview

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bridgeview$2,330/mo
Typical home $320K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.46% · or rent about $1,177/mo · Housing →
Alsip$1,990/mo
Typical home $277K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.34% · or rent about $1,140/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Bridgeview and Alsip.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Alsip places higher on 12 of 20 IL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BridgeviewAlsip
Snow a year39″39″
January low20°F20°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)203d203d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd75th
Outdoors & history
BridgeviewAlsip
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.6%4.1%
Settled1947—
National Register places—1
Archive photos89
Famous people born here2—
Community
BridgeviewAlsip
Library hours a week48 hrs68 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

6 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BridgeviewAlsipBridgeviewAlsip
Bridgeview ↔ Alsip6.0 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BridgeviewAlsip
People
Population 16,849Lowest 18,583Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.5%Highest -1.1%Lowest
Median age 39.4±2.7Highest about the IL average 39.1±3Lowest about the IL average
Bridgeview and Alsip are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.6%±3.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 23.9%±3.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Alsip and Bridgeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.1%±2.4Lowest IL: 17% 17.9%±3Highest IL: 17%
Alsip and Bridgeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.1%Lowest IL: 37.8% 18.7%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±1.3Lowest IL: 6.3% 5.6%±2Highest IL: 6.3%
Alsip and Bridgeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,655±$8kHighest 20% below IL $66,585±$13kLowest 20% below IL
Bridgeview and Alsip are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $236,400±$9kHighest 10% below IL $225,000±$12kLowest 15% below IL
Bridgeview and Alsip are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,177±$85Highest 8% below IL $1,140±$30Lowest 11% below IL
Bridgeview and Alsip are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,808Highest 10% above IL $5,257Lowest about the IL average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.1%±10.4Highest IL: 47.9% 51.3%±11.1Lowest IL: 47.9%
Bridgeview and Alsip are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.8%Highest IL: 11.8% 12.1%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.6%Highest IL: 67.1% 64.2%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975 4 yrs newer than IL 1975 4 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 10% above IL 30 minLowest 8% above IL
Work from home 6.6%±3.2Lowest IL: 15.9% 7.3%±2.7Highest IL: 15.9%
Alsip and Bridgeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.8%Lowest 6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 13.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.79Highest 1.60Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (29%)Chicago (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AlsipFew work in Bridgeview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 4.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Lowest 15Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 105Highest 60.4Lowest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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