Chicago has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,581 vs $2,655 in New York (68% lower). Chicago scores 164.7 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 270.1 in New York. Chicago has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,781 vs $2,910 in New York (63% lower).

New York has a median home value of $751,700 vs $315,200 in Chicago (138% higher). Chicago has a single-family homes of 29.2% compared to 16.3% in New York. Chicago has a median property tax of $4,814 vs $6,358 in New York (32% lower).

New York: 4,412,075 vs Chicago: 1,502,336 for labor force. Chicago: 27 min vs New York: 35 min for mean commute. Chicago has a work from home of 18.3% compared to 15.0% in New York.

New York has a violent crime clearance of 63.8% compared to 9.5% in Chicago. New York has a property crime clearance of 27.1% compared to 5.2% in Chicago. Chicago has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.28 compared to 4.56 in New York.

Chicago: 36.2" vs New York: 40.8" for annual rainfall. New York gets 14 more sunny days per year than Chicago. New York averages 61°F, about 4°F warmer than Chicago.

Chicago has a bachelor's degree or higher of 30.6% compared to 29.3% in New York.

New York has a population of 8,516,202, about 3.1x the size of Chicago (2,707,648). Chicago skews younger with a median age of 35.7 vs 38.0.

Chicago: 3.0 vs New York: 1.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Chicago: 5 vs New York: 3 for with emergency services.

New York has a public transit of 45.5% compared to 19.3% in Chicago. Chicago has a drive alone of 46.0% compared to 21.9% in New York. Chicago: 27 min vs New York: 35 min for mean commute time.