Population
Hanover Park
36,850
Wheeling
38,495
Median Income
Hanover Park
$92,263
Wheeling
$83,251
Home Value
Hanover Park
$260,900
Wheeling
$244,600
Rent
Hanover Park
$1,478
Wheeling
$1,578
Crime Rate
Hanover Park
1.26
Wheeling
0.64
Cost of Living
Hanover Park
141.9
Wheeling
138.4
Avg Temp
Hanover Park
N/A
Wheeling
N/A
Unemployment
Hanover Park
4.5%
Wheeling
4.4%
How Similar Are Hanover Park & Wheeling?
Wheeling is Hanover Park's #5 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Hanover Park
36,850
Wheeling
38,495
Both cities have similar populations — Hanover Park at 36,850 and Wheeling at 38,495.
Violent Crime
Hanover Park
1.26
Wheeling
0.64
Hanover Park has a 49% higher violent crime than Wheeling.
Property Crime
Hanover Park
4.16
Wheeling
9.07
Wheeling's property crime is significantly higher than Hanover Park's — 54% difference.
Political Leaning
Hanover Park
28.4%
Wheeling
28.4%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Hanover Park
4.5%
Wheeling
4.4%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 4% difference.
Median Income
Hanover Park
$92,263
Wheeling
$83,251
Both cities have similar median income — just a 10% difference.
Home Values
Hanover Park
$260,900
Wheeling
$244,600
Both cities have similar home values — just a 6% difference.
Education
Hanover Park
18.8%
Wheeling
29.4%
Wheeling has a 36% higher education than Hanover Park.
Demographics
Hanover Park
38.0%
Wheeling
52.0%
Wheeling has a 27% higher demographics than Hanover Park.
Cost of Living
Hanover Park
141.9
Wheeling
138.4
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Hanover Park and Wheeling share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Hanover Park
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Wheeling
Wheeling leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Wheeling leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDWheeling scores 113.6 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 120.5 in Hanover Park. Wheeling scores 110.9 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 116.4 in Hanover Park. Wheeling scores 122.4 on the utilities index (100 = national avg) vs 126.2 in Hanover Park.
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Housing Market — Hanover Park leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHanover Park has a single-family homes of 82.8% compared to 43.3% in Wheeling. Hanover Park has a vacancy rate of 3.1% compared to 4.7% in Wheeling. Hanover Park has a owner-occupied of 76.0% compared to 61.4% in Wheeling.
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Jobs & Economy — Wheeling leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWheeling has a poverty rate of 8.7% compared to 13.7% in Hanover Park. Wheeling has a per capita income of $41,463 vs $32,099 in Hanover Park (23% higher). Wheeling: 22,725 vs Hanover Park: 19,278 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Hanover Park leads
Source: FBI UCRWheeling has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.19 compared to 0.89 in Hanover Park. Hanover Park has a property crime clearance of 12.8% compared to 5.3% in Wheeling. Hanover Park has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.03 in Wheeling.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Wheeling leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauWheeling has a bachelor's degree or higher of 29.4% compared to 18.8% in Hanover Park. Wheeling has a high school diploma or higher of 46.3% compared to 36.2% in Hanover Park.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWheeling has a population of 38,495, about 1x the size of Hanover Park (36,850). Hanover Park skews younger with a median age of 35.0 vs 39.2.
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Hanover Park
Wheeling
Healthcare — Wheeling leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareWheeling: 4 vs Hanover Park: 3 for with emergency services. Wheeling: 4.3 vs Hanover Park: 3.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Wheeling leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWheeling has a public transit of 3.9% compared to 2.3% in Hanover Park. Wheeling has a bicycle of 0.1% compared to 0.1% in Hanover Park. Wheeling has a work from home of 11.4% compared to 9.9% in Hanover Park.
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