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Elmhurst vs Addison

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (+65% in Elmhurst) and bachelor’s degree+ (+40.5 pts in Elmhurst).

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Elmhurst, ILHometown of 78 notable peopleIllinois · 45,671 people
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Addison, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 35,489 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 part ways

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 $1,680 more a month in Elmhurst

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.

Elmhurst$4,300/mo
Typical home $642K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.74% · or rent about $1,975/mo · Housing →
Addison$2,620/mo
Typical home $381K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.95% · or rent about $1,245/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,680 a month, about $20,100 a year, between Elmhurst and Addison.

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

Elmhurst places higher on 15 of 23 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.

Where they are

Elmhurst and Addison share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

ElmhurstAddisonElmhurstAddison
Elmhurst ↔ Addison4.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
456 Addison residents work in Elmhurst (2.8% of its workers)
341 Elmhurst residents work in Addison (1.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Addison →
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
ElmhurstAddison
Snow a year42″42″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd23rd
Outdoors & history
ElmhurstAddison
Trails7 mi7 mi
Conserved land6%11.5%
Settled18821839
National Register places6—
Archive photos2424
Famous people born here788
Community
ElmhurstAddison
Library hours a week70 hrs66 hrs
Colleges in town11
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.

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.

ElmhurstAddison
People
Population 45,671Highest 35,489Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.8%Highest -3.4%Lowest
Median age 42±1.3Highest 8% above IL 40.8±1.8Lowest 5% above IL
Elmhurst and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.2%±1.4Highest IL: 21.8% 19.5%±2Lowest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+ 19%±1.5Highest IL: 17% 16.9%±1.5Lowest IL: 17%
Elmhurst and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 64.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 23.7%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.3%±1Highest IL: 6.3% 6.8%±1.2Lowest IL: 6.3%
Elmhurst and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $149,644±$10kHighest 79% above IL $90,431±$5kLowest 8% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $545,400±$28kHighest 107% above IL $341,300±$9kLowest 30% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,975±$142Highest 55% above IL $1,245±$55Lowest about the IL average
Property taxmedian, yearly $9,466Highest 79% above IL $6,662Lowest 26% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.7%±6.6Highest IL: 47.9% 36.5%±8.1Lowest IL: 47.9%
Elmhurst and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.3%Lowest IL: 11.8% 8.7%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 67%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 5 yrs older than IL 1972Highest 1 yr newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 5% above IL 26 minLowest 8% below IL
Work from home 26.5%±2.1Highest IL: 15.9% 12.5%±2.5Lowest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 11.5%Highest 9.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.51Lowest 1.53Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (21%)Chicago (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Addison3% work in Elmhurst
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6%Lowest 11.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.0 miLowest 7.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 mi 0.7 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 24Lowest 29Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 95.8Highest 78.8Lowest
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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