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Country Knolls, NY vs Leland Grove, IL

Country Knolls

New York

vs

Leland Grove

Illinois

Across 33 directional measures we can compare, Country Knolls leads on 20 and Leland Grove on 13. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 5% higher in Leland Grove, while median household income is higher in Country Knolls.

Median gross rent
$1,196$1,261
Country Knolls is 5% lower
Median household income
$143,036$130,833
Country Knolls is 9% higher
Median home value
$383,700$274,300
Country Knolls is 40% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $130,000 a year left in Country Knolls and $119,200 in Leland Grove. Money goes further in Country Knolls, by about $10,900 a year.
  • A household earning Country Knolls's median of $143,036 would need about $141,500 in Leland Grove to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2021 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 7.0 points a year in Country Knolls, and pay outran rent by 7.4 points a year in Leland Grove.

How these are calculated

IllinoisNew YorkLeland Grove, ILCountry Knolls, NYCountry KnollsLeland GroveCountry KnollsLeland Grove

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Country Knolls, NYComposite 74.9 / 100
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928788n/a7527n/a

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureCountry KnollsLeland GroveAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,196$1,261
Rent to income110.0%11.6%
Property tax rate11.6%2.4%
Home price to income12.7x2.1x
Prices vs US average299.692.8
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,711$1,237
HUD area median income4$123,100$114,900
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$5,955$6,636
Median home value1$383,700$274,300
Home prices, 1-year change56.7%4.5%
Home prices, 5-year change552.1%41.9%
Homeownership197.4%92.9%
Renters paying 30%+10.0%45.8%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,174$2,244
Vacant homes19.1%9.2%
Median year built119801952
Jobs and income
Median household income1$143,036$130,833
Income per person1$60,278$90,047
Unemployment13.3%5.4%
Average annual pay6$69,244$72,668
Pay growth, 1 year62.3%4.8%
Jobs693,945130,936
Poverty rate11.4%13.1%
Mean commute121 min16 min
Works from home118.7%20.4%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.9%
People
Population15,4451,517
Population change since 20207n/a-3.1%
Median age144.947.5
Bachelor's or higher158.8%67.6%
High school or higher197.7%97.6%
Household size12.62.2
Born abroad13.6%1.9%
No health insurance12.6%3.6%
Homes with broadband198.4%98.1%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.5%3.1%
Moved from another state11.4%1.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people81.9-3.9
Income of households moving in8$88,230$58,189
Income of households moving out8$78,946$69,268
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k921.927.2
Shops per 10k928.834.7
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k96.46.5
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k917.717.3
Child care centers per 10k93.42.2
Parks per 10k109.226.4
Playgrounds per 10k100.00.0
Grocery stores per 10k100.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k103.70.0
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails107.81.2
Transit stops per sq mi100.015.9
Nearest National Park Service site1110.6n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles112n/a
National Register listings12841
Schools
Public schools135075
Public school students1330,09727,345
Students per teacher1312.214.0
Climate
July average high1481°F86°F
January average low1412°F19°F
Average temperature1446°F53°F
Annual precipitation1444.9 in38.8 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1573.091.7
Hurricane risk1577.741.4
Tornado risk1569.997.1
Wildfire risk1537.418.8
Heat wave risk1559.596.2
Median air quality index163441
Good air days1696.3%70.1%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Country Knolls $47,840, Leland Grove $50,440 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. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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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