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Itasca vs Roselle

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.7× in Itasca) and trails (3.3× in Itasca).

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Itasca, ILA regional job hubIllinois · 9,355 people
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Roselle, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 22,752 people
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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.

ItascaA regional job hub
Work20,112 jobsbased in Itasca, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 96%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$451K typical home51% above the IL typical home All about Itasca →
RoselleAn outdoors town
Outdoors#78 most walkable in IL1.2 miles of trails across 20 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 88%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$384K typical home29% above the IL typical home All about Roselle →
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.

Jobs per worker5.7×
Itasca is more of a job hub
Itasca 4.32Roselle 0.76
Trails3.3×
Itasca has more miles of trail
Itasca 3.9 miRoselle 1.2 mi
Growth since 2010+9.7 pts
Itasca has grown faster since 2010
Itasca +10.3%Roselle +0.6%
Street grid+73%
Roselle has the more walkable street grid
Roselle 104Itasca 60.3
Bachelor’s degree++12 pts
More adults in Itasca have a degree
Itasca 52.9%Roselle 40.9%
Size2.4×
Roselle is the bigger place
Roselle 22,752Itasca 9,355
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Itasca

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.

Itasca$3,140/mo
Typical home $451K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.07% · or rent about $1,892/mo · Housing →
Roselle$2,660/mo
Typical home $384K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.03% · or rent about $1,641/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Itasca and Roselle.

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.

Where they are

Itasca and Roselle share a border

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

ItascaRoselleItascaRoselle
Itasca ↔ Roselle3.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
274 Roselle residents work in Itasca (2.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Roselle →
Report cards

Itasca places higher on 16 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.

Safety
A−ItascaSafer than 82% of U.S. towns –RoselleNot graded
Health
A+ItascaHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns ARoselleHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns
16Itasca
5Roselle

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #181#465 Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #359#78 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #63#342 Most new homesHousing · 431 towns #82#217 Most-used librariesLibraries · 262 towns #35#107 Fewest smokersHealth · 861 towns #60#247 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 297 towns #1#60 Most library borrowingLibraries · 262 towns #59#105

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Itasca’s rankings →

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
ItascaRoselle
Snow a year38″42″
January low19°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)193d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)13th10th
Outdoors & history
ItascaRoselle
Trails4 mi1 mi
Conserved land7.6%6.1%
Settled18411922
Archive photos—7
Famous people born here3—
Community
ItascaRoselle
Library hours a week65 hrs64 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.

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.

ItascaRoselle
People
Population 9,355Lowest 22,752Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.3%Highest +0.6%Lowest
Median age 43.1±3.1Highest 11% above IL 42.2±2.3Lowest 8% above IL
Itasca and Roselle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21%±3.9Highest IL: 21.8% 20.3%±2.8Lowest IL: 21.8%
Itasca and Roselle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.6%±2.6Lowest IL: 17% 17.3%±2.1Highest IL: 17%
Roselle and Itasca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 52.9%Highest IL: 37.8% 40.9%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±1.7Lowest IL: 6.3% 5.2%±1.3Highest IL: 6.3%
Roselle and Itasca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $114,294±$7kHighest 37% above IL $111,318±$9kLowest 33% above IL
Itasca and Roselle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $390,800±$34kHighest 48% above IL $344,700±$12kLowest 31% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,892±$130Highest 49% above IL $1,641±$164Lowest 29% above IL
Itasca and Roselle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $8,071Highest 52% above IL $7,008Lowest 32% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 24.6%±9.4Lowest IL: 47.9% 39.5%±9.6Highest IL: 47.9%
Roselle and Itasca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2%Lowest IL: 11.8% 4.1%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.3%Lowest IL: 67.1% 78.4%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 9 yrs newer than IL 1977Lowest 6 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 7% below IL 27 minHighest about the IL average
Work from home 22.8%±6.6Highest IL: 15.9% 16.3%±2.7Lowest IL: 15.9%
Itasca and Roselle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.2%Highest 5.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 10.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 4.32Highest 0.76Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (15%)Chicago (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Roselle2% work in Itasca
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.6%Highest 6.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.9 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Lowest 20Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.3Lowest 104Highest
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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