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Streamwood vs Bartlett

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+51% in Bartlett) and home values (+39% in Bartlett).

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Streamwood, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 39,001 people
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Bartlett, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 40,501 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 $850 more a month in Bartlett

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.

Streamwood$2,370/mo
Typical home $334K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.23% · or rent about $1,809/mo · Housing →
Bartlett$3,220/mo
Typical home $443K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.43% · or rent about $1,883/mo · Housing →

The difference: $850 a month, about $10,200 a year, between Bartlett and Streamwood.

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

Bartlett places higher on 14 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.

Where they are

Streamwood and Bartlett share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StreamwoodBartlettStreamwoodBartlett
Streamwood ↔ Bartlett4.1 miles apart · They share a border
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
StreamwoodBartlett
Snow a year32″46″
January low14°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)174d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th29th
Outdoors & history
StreamwoodBartlett
Trails6 mi7 mi
Conserved land5.4%17.2%
Settled19571891
Archive photos124
Famous people born here26
Community
StreamwoodBartlett
Library hours a week62 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.

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.

StreamwoodBartlett
People
Population 39,001Lowest 40,501Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.7%Lowest -0.2%Highest
Median age 40±2Lowest about the IL average 41±0.8Highest 5% above IL
Bartlett and Streamwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.9%±2.3Lowest IL: 21.8% 23.2%±2Highest IL: 21.8%
Bartlett and Streamwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±1.5Lowest IL: 17% 15.9%±1.4Highest IL: 17%
Bartlett and Streamwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.8%Lowest IL: 37.8% 49.5%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±0.9Highest IL: 6.3% 4.7%±0.7Lowest IL: 6.3%
Streamwood and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $101,218±$7kLowest 21% above IL $133,240±$6kHighest 60% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $271,200±$7kLowest 3% above IL $375,700±$10kHighest 43% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,809±$98Lowest 42% above IL $1,883±$226Highest 48% above IL
Bartlett and Streamwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,040Lowest 14% above IL $9,136Highest 72% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.8%±11.9Highest IL: 47.9% 50.9%±12.7Lowest IL: 47.9%
Streamwood and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.2%Highest IL: 11.8% 4.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89%Lowest IL: 67.1% 89.2%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 10 yrs newer than IL 1992Highest 21 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 8% above IL 30 minLowest 7% above IL
Work from home 11.8%±1.9Lowest IL: 15.9% 20.5%±2.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Lowest 4.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Lowest 0.40Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (14%)Chicago (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BartlettFew work in Streamwood
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.4%Lowest 17.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.0 miLowest 7.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 39Highest 32Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 117Highest 72.1Lowest
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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