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Stickney vs Berkeley

9 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (+24% in Berkeley) and jobs per worker (+62% in Stickney).

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Stickney, ILOne of the healthiest townsIllinois · 6,952 people
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Berkeley, ILOne of the healthiest townsIllinois · 5,199 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.

StickneyOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 68%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#263 most conserved land in IL0.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves SafetySafer than 82%of U.S. towns we grade All about Stickney →
BerkeleyOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 58%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#312 most walkable in IL0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves SafetySafer than 70%of U.S. towns we grade All about Berkeley →
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.

Rent+24%
Rent runs higher in Berkeley
Berkeley $1,434Stickney $1,154
Jobs per worker+62%
Stickney is more of a job hub
Stickney 0.84Berkeley 0.52
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Berkeley

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.

Stickney$1,790/mo
Typical home $245K (Census) · tax rate 2.48% · or rent about $1,154/mo · Housing →
Berkeley$2,270/mo
Typical home $309K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.52% · or rent about $1,434/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Berkeley and Stickney.

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

Stickney places higher on 15 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.

Safety
A−StickneySafer than 82% of U.S. towns B+BerkeleySafer than 70% of U.S. towns
Health
B+StickneyHealthier than 68% of U.S. towns BBerkeleyHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns
15Stickney
5Berkeley

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #263#649 Highest incomeIncome · 862 towns #592#384 Most new homesHousing · 431 towns #320#415 SafestSafety · 321 towns #82#143 Cheapest rentCost of living · 840 towns #478#621 Most educatedPeople · 862 towns #542#683 Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #431#312 Shortest commuteGetting around · 862 towns #417#534

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Stickney’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
StickneyBerkeley
Snow a year39″42″
January low20°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)203d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd47th
Outdoors & history
StickneyBerkeley
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land6.2%1.3%
Settled1913—
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here1—
Community
StickneyBerkeley
Library hours a week60 hrs54 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined11

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

9 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StickneyBerkeleyStickneyBerkeley
Stickney ↔ Berkeley8.7 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.

StickneyBerkeley
People
Population 6,952Highest 5,199Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.8%Highest +2.5%Lowest
Median age 37.8±2.6Highest 3% below IL 33.6±5Lowest 14% below IL
Stickney and Berkeley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±5.7Lowest IL: 21.8% 26.9%±9.3Highest IL: 21.8%
Berkeley and Stickney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.6%±4.9Lowest IL: 17% 17%±5.2Highest IL: 17%
Berkeley and Stickney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 18.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.1%±3.1Highest IL: 6.3% 3.9%±2.1Lowest IL: 6.3%
Stickney and Berkeley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,942±$9kLowest 20% below IL $85,823±$14kHighest about the IL average
Berkeley and Stickney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $244,900±$27kLowest 7% below IL $246,900±$21kHighest 6% below IL
Berkeley and Stickney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,154±$55Lowest 9% below IL $1,434±$210Highest 13% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,077Lowest 15% above IL $6,224Highest 17% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.4%±26Lowest IL: 47.9% 74.2%±55.1Highest IL: 47.9%
Berkeley and Stickney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.3%Lowest IL: 11.8% 17.5%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.3%Highest IL: 67.1% 82%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 17 yrs older than IL 1955Highest 16 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 8% below IL 28 minHighest about the IL average
Work from home 13.7%±5.2Lowest IL: 15.9% 14.5%±9.5Highest IL: 15.9%
Berkeley and Stickney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 9.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.84Highest 0.52Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (29%)Chicago (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BerkeleyFew work in Stickney
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.2%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.3Lowest 67.4Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Stickney neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 1w

Sunday in Stickney

1 neighbor in Stickney can answer.

Berkeley neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 1w

Best View in Berkeley

1 neighbor in Berkeley can answer.

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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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