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East Hazel Crest, IL vs Silver Springs Shores, FL

East Hazel Crest

Illinois

vs

Silver Springs Shores

Florida

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, East Hazel Crest leads on 14 and Silver Springs Shores on 20. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 5% higher in East Hazel Crest, while median household income is higher in Silver Springs Shores.

Median gross rent
$1,504$1,430
East Hazel Crest is 5% higher
Median household income
$54,950$63,611
East Hazel Crest is 14% lower
Median home value
$158,300$201,300
East Hazel Crest is 21% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $36,200 a year left in East Hazel Crest and $47,900 in Silver Springs Shores. Money goes further in Silver Springs Shores, by about $11,600 a year.
  • A household earning East Hazel Crest's median of $54,950 would need about $52,500 in Silver Springs Shores to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 7.1 points a year in East Hazel Crest, and pay outran rent by 3.5 points a year in Silver Springs Shores.

How these are calculated

FloridaIllinoisSilver Springs Shores, FLEast Hazel Crest, ILEast Hazel CrestSilver Springs ShoresEast Hazel CrestSilver Springs Shores

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01Silver Springs Shores, FLComposite 30.9 / 100
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415112n/a1811n/a

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MeasureEast Hazel CrestSilver Springs ShoresAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,504$1,430
Rent to income132.8%27.0%
Property tax rate12.5%0.7%
Home price to income12.9x3.2x
Prices vs US average2103.695.2
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,011$1,394
HUD area median income4$121,500$84,000
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$3,984$1,406
Median home value1$158,300$201,300
Home prices, 1-year change55.5%0.8%
Home prices, 5-year change541.6%63.2%
Homeownership162.1%78.5%
Renters paying 30%+175.5%54.1%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,593$1,208
Vacant homes116.9%5.9%
Median year built119651997
Jobs and income
Median household income1$54,950$63,611
Income per person1$30,952$26,170
Unemployment113.4%3.8%
Average annual pay6$90,477$54,546
Pay growth, 1 year64.1%3.8%
Jobs62,594,810121,921
Poverty rate113.5%14.2%
Mean commute126 min31 min
Works from home118.9%13.6%
Commutes by transit111.8%n/a
People
Population11,06828,537
Population change since 20207-3.4%n/a
Median age138.339.2
Bachelor's or higher114.5%16.4%
High school or higher187.6%85.2%
Household size12.42.7
Born abroad18.9%12.8%
No health insurance16.6%11.8%
Homes with broadband188.7%92.9%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.5%6.9%
Moved from another state11.8%3.5%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-10.537.7
Income of households moving in8$85,470$65,711
Income of households moving out8$117,738$54,055
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k923.613.1
Shops per 10k926.229.4
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k94.42.9
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k923.619.9
Child care centers per 10k93.21.2
Parks per 10k100.04.2
Playgrounds per 10k100.01.8
Grocery stores per 10k100.02.1
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.00.0
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails100.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi108.90.0
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a62.6
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a0
National Register listings1262333
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13241n/a
Property crime per 100k136,265n/a
Schools
Public schools141,38962
Public school students14696,94245,972
Students per teacher1413.618.8
Climate
July average high1584°F92°F
January average low1517°F45°F
Average temperature1550°F71°F
Annual precipitation1538.3 in52.0 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk16100.094.7
Hurricane risk1648.997.8
Tornado risk16100.097.3
Wildfire risk1655.896.8
Heat wave risk1699.890.5
Median air quality index175346
Good air days1740.8%67.3%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: East Hazel Crest $60,160, Silver Springs Shores $57,200 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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