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Delhi Hills, OH vs Pistakee Highlands, IL

Delhi Hills

Ohio

vs

Pistakee Highlands

Illinois

Across 32 directional measures we can compare, Delhi Hills leads on 14 and Pistakee Highlands on 18. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 24% higher in Pistakee Highlands, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,540$1,906
Delhi Hills is 19% lower
Median household income
$99,049$102,986
Delhi Hills is 4% lower
Median home value
$226,600$216,800
Delhi Hills is 5% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $83,100 a year left in Delhi Hills and $78,600 in Pistakee Highlands. Money goes further in Delhi Hills, by about $4,400 a year.
  • A household earning Delhi Hills's median of $99,049 would need about $107,500 in Pistakee Highlands to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 0.8 points a year in Delhi Hills, and rent outran pay by 1.4 points a year in Pistakee Highlands.

How these are calculated

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Delhi Hills, OHComposite 59.1 / 100
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797053n/a6419n/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.

MeasureDelhi HillsPistakee HighlandsAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,540$1,906
Rent to income118.7%22.2%
Property tax rate11.6%2.1%
Home price to income12.3x2.1x
Prices vs US average295.4103.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,442$2,011
HUD area median income4$109,900$121,500
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$3,671$4,542
Median home value1$226,600$216,800
Home prices, 1-year change54.0%5.8%
Home prices, 5-year change554.4%57.3%
Homeownership192.7%89.6%
Renters paying 30%+175.5%50.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,479$1,515
Vacant homes17.0%3.1%
Median year built119711967
Jobs and income
Median household income1$99,049$102,986
Income per person1$46,664$45,538
Unemployment14.0%4.7%
Average annual pay6$78,931$57,103
Pay growth, 1 year62.6%3.6%
Jobs6514,26698,058
Poverty rate115.0%7.5%
Mean commute123 min36 min
Works from home110.7%12.9%
Commutes by transit12.5%0.0%
People
Population15,2413,374
Median age141.743.1
Bachelor's or higher133.5%21.1%
High school or higher194.5%95.6%
Household size12.82.6
Born abroad15.9%9.9%
No health insurance15.8%4.5%
Homes with broadband197.4%94.5%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.2%4.4%
Moved from another state12.3%1.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-7.24.2
Income of households moving in7$65,971$76,449
Income of households moving out7$77,881$80,174
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k824.520.6
Shops per 10k830.326.1
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.44.9
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k819.420.2
Child care centers per 10k83.72.1
Parks per 10k90.05.9
Playgrounds per 10k90.00.0
Grocery stores per 10k93.80.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k97.60.0
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site106.3n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles103n/a
National Register listings1141014
Schools
Public schools1220289
Public school students12109,36550,123
Students per teacher1217.313.7
Climate
July average high1386°F83°F
January average low1323°F14°F
Average temperature1354°F48°F
Annual precipitation1344.4 in37.4 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1496.390.8
Hurricane risk1438.210.3
Tornado risk1499.496.3
Wildfire risk1447.331.6
Heat wave risk1498.975.5
Median air quality index155442
Good air days1534.2%67.9%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Delhi Hills $61,600, Pistakee Highlands $76,240 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. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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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