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Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL vs East Hazel Crest, IL

Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace

Florida

vs

East Hazel Crest

Illinois

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace leads on 23 and East Hazel Crest on 11. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 3% higher in East Hazel Crest, while median household income is higher in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace.

Median gross rent
$1,457$1,504
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace is 3% lower
Median household income
$59,388$54,950
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace is 8% higher
Median home value
$224,900$158,300
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace is 42% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $43,000 a year left in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace and $36,200 in East Hazel Crest. Money goes further in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, by about $6,800 a year.
  • A household earning Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace's median of $59,388 would need about $62,000 in East Hazel Crest to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 1.3 points a year in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, and rent outran pay by 7.1 points a year in East Hazel Crest.

How these are calculated

FloridaIllinoisEast Hazel Crest, ILBellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FLBellair-Meadowbrook TerraceEast Hazel CrestBellair-Meadowbrook TerraceEast Hazel Crest

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01Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FLComposite 31.5 / 100
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284815n/a4515n/a

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Every measure

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MeasureBellair-Meadowbrook TerraceEast Hazel CrestAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,457$1,504
Rent to income129.4%32.8%
Property tax rate10.5%2.5%
Home price to income13.8x2.9x
Prices vs US average299.5103.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,694$2,011
HUD area median income4$108,700$121,500
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,219$3,984
Median home value1$224,900$158,300
Home prices, 1-year change50.3%5.5%
Home prices, 5-year change555.8%41.6%
Homeownership144.9%62.1%
Renters paying 30%+161.8%75.5%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,272$1,593
Vacant homes14.7%16.9%
Median year built119781965
Jobs and income
Median household income1$59,388$54,950
Income per person1$30,091$30,952
Unemployment13.8%13.4%
Average annual pay6$61,207$90,477
Pay growth, 1 year611.9%4.1%
Jobs657,6602,594,810
Poverty rate115.5%13.5%
Mean commute126 min26 min
Works from home110.2%18.9%
Commutes by transit10.6%11.8%
People
Population114,7551,068
Population change since 20207n/a-3.4%
Median age137.938.3
Bachelor's or higher117.7%14.5%
High school or higher191.1%87.6%
Household size12.32.4
Born abroad17.9%8.9%
No health insurance116.5%6.6%
Homes with broadband191.4%88.7%
Moving
Moved here in the past year114.1%3.5%
Moved from another state13.9%1.8%
Net movers per 1,000 people818.5-10.5
Income of households moving in8$65,179$85,470
Income of households moving out8$61,245$117,738
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k914.923.6
Shops per 10k925.226.2
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k92.54.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k921.523.6
Child care centers per 10k91.93.2
Parks per 10k102.70.0
Playgrounds per 10k101.40.0
Grocery stores per 10k100.70.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1014.20.0
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails100.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi100.08.9
Nearest National Park Service site1120.1n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles115n/a
National Register listings1224623
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13n/a241
Property crime per 100k13n/a6,265
Schools
Public schools14541,389
Public school students1438,806696,942
Students per teacher1415.413.6
Climate
July average high1592°F84°F
January average low1544°F17°F
Average temperature1570°F50°F
Annual precipitation1552.1 in38.3 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1681.1100.0
Hurricane risk1689.848.9
Tornado risk1683.2100.0
Wildfire risk1682.955.8
Heat wave risk1682.599.8
Median air quality index175253
Good air days1743.3%40.8%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace $58,280, East Hazel Crest $60,160 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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