Population
Skokie
66,427
Roseville
35,905
Median Income
Skokie
$93,550
Roseville
$88,440
Home Value
Skokie
$368,600
Roseville
$334,800
Rent
Skokie
$1,491
Roseville
$1,346
Crime Rate
Skokie
2.05
Roseville
4.00
Cost of Living
Skokie
151.1
Roseville
138.8
Avg Temp
Skokie
N/A
Roseville
N/A
Unemployment
Skokie
5.3%
Roseville
5.3%
How Similar Are Skokie & Roseville?
Roseville is Skokie's #14 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Skokie
66,427
Roseville
35,905
Skokie has a 46% larger population than Roseville.
Violent Crime
Skokie
2.05
Roseville
4.00
Roseville has a 49% higher violent crime than Skokie.
Property Crime
Skokie
26.86
Roseville
84.97
Roseville's property crime is significantly higher than Skokie's — 68% difference.
Political Leaning
Skokie
28.4%
Roseville
27.2%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 4% difference.
Unemployment
Skokie
5.3%
Roseville
5.3%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 1% difference.
Median Income
Skokie
$93,550
Roseville
$88,440
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Skokie
$368,600
Roseville
$334,800
Both cities have similar home values — just a 9% difference.
Education
Skokie
35.4%
Roseville
38.7%
Both cities have similar education — just a 9% difference.
Demographics
Skokie
51.2%
Roseville
71.6%
Roseville has a 28% higher demographics than Skokie.
Cost of Living
Skokie
151.1
Roseville
138.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 8% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Skokie and Roseville share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Roseville leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Roseville leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDRoseville scores 162.5 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 196.6 in Skokie. Skokie scores 117.7 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 135.2 in Roseville. Roseville has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,405 vs $1,581 in Skokie (13% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRoseville has a median property tax of $4,215 vs $7,803 in Skokie (85% lower). Skokie has a vacancy rate of 4.2% compared to 6.0% in Roseville. Roseville has a median rent of $1,346 vs $1,491 in Skokie (11% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Skokie leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSkokie: 33,281 vs Roseville: 19,159 for labor force. Roseville has a poverty rate of 7.2% compared to 9.6% in Skokie. Roseville has a per capita income of $54,404 vs $44,330 in Skokie (19% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Skokie leads
Source: FBI UCRSkokie has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 16.75 compared to 76.49 in Roseville. Skokie has a property crime rate (per 1k) of 26.86 compared to 84.97 in Roseville. Roseville has a property crime clearance of 42.9% compared to 15.6% in Skokie.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Roseville leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauRoseville has a bachelor's degree or higher of 38.7% compared to 35.4% in Skokie. Roseville has a high school diploma or higher of 52.4% compared to 49.1% in Skokie.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSkokie has a population of 66,427, about 1.9x the size of Roseville (35,905). Roseville skews younger with a median age of 41.2 vs 42.6.
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Healthcare — Roseville leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareRoseville: 3.5 vs Skokie: 3.4 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSkokie has a public transit of 5.5% compared to 1.4% in Roseville. Skokie has a bicycle of 1.1% compared to 0.5% in Roseville. Roseville has a work from home of 20.0% compared to 16.6% in Skokie.
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