Population
Crystal Lake
40,436
Romeoville
40,996
Median Income
Crystal Lake
$105,428
Romeoville
$100,022
Home Value
Crystal Lake
$287,400
Romeoville
$245,200
Rent
Crystal Lake
$1,431
Romeoville
$1,892
Crime Rate
Crystal Lake
1.05
Romeoville
1.51
Cost of Living
Crystal Lake
155.7
Romeoville
155.3
Avg Temp
Crystal Lake
N/A
Romeoville
N/A
Unemployment
Crystal Lake
4.6%
Romeoville
4.8%
How Similar Are Crystal Lake & Romeoville?
Romeoville is Crystal Lake's #25 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Crystal Lake
40,436
Romeoville
40,996
Both cities have similar populations — Crystal Lake at 40,436 and Romeoville at 40,996.
Violent Crime
Crystal Lake
1.05
Romeoville
1.51
Romeoville has a 31% higher violent crime than Crystal Lake.
Property Crime
Crystal Lake
11.03
Romeoville
10.12
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 8% difference.
Political Leaning
Crystal Lake
51.9%
Romeoville
48.5%
Crystal Lake leans Republican while Romeoville leans Democratic.
Unemployment
Crystal Lake
4.6%
Romeoville
4.8%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 4% difference.
Median Income
Crystal Lake
$105,428
Romeoville
$100,022
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Crystal Lake
$287,400
Romeoville
$245,200
Crystal Lake has a 15% higher home values than Romeoville.
Education
Crystal Lake
28.1%
Romeoville
15.1%
Crystal Lake has a 46% higher education than Romeoville.
Demographics
Crystal Lake
85.0%
Romeoville
51.6%
Crystal Lake has a 39% higher demographics than Romeoville.
Cost of Living
Crystal Lake
155.7
Romeoville
155.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 0% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Crystal Lake and Romeoville share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Romeoville
Crystal Lake leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Romeoville leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDRomeoville scores 137.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 161.2 in Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake scores 176.9 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 192.3 in Romeoville. Romeoville scores 126.4 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 130.6 in Crystal Lake.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCrystal Lake has a vacancy rate of 3.1% compared to 4.4% in Romeoville. Crystal Lake has a median rent of $1,431 vs $1,892 in Romeoville (24% lower). Romeoville has a median property tax of $6,111 vs $7,347 in Crystal Lake (20% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Crystal Lake leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCrystal Lake has a per capita income of $46,199 vs $35,977 in Romeoville (28% higher). Crystal Lake has a work from home of 13.9% compared to 10.9% in Romeoville. Crystal Lake has a median household income of $105,428 vs $100,022 in Romeoville (5% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Crystal Lake leads
Source: FBI UCRCrystal Lake has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.05 compared to 0.20 in Romeoville. Crystal Lake has a property crime clearance of 25.4% compared to 15.4% in Romeoville. Crystal Lake has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.51 compared to 1.07 in Romeoville.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Crystal Lake leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauCrystal Lake has a bachelor's degree or higher of 28.1% compared to 15.1% in Romeoville. Crystal Lake has a high school diploma or higher of 43.3% compared to 34.9% in Romeoville.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRomeoville has a population of 40,996, about 1x the size of Crystal Lake (40,436). Romeoville skews younger with a median age of 35.5 vs 39.5.
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Crystal Lake
Romeoville
Healthcare — Crystal Lake leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareCrystal Lake: 4.0 vs Romeoville: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Crystal Lake: 5 vs Romeoville: 4 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Crystal Lake leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCrystal Lake has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.1% in Romeoville. Crystal Lake has a work from home of 13.9% compared to 10.9% in Romeoville. Romeoville has a public transit of 2.0% compared to 1.9% in Crystal Lake.
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