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Leland Grove, IL vs Whitfield, PA

Leland Grove

Illinois

vs

Whitfield

Pennsylvania

Across 33 directional measures we can compare, Leland Grove leads on 24 and Whitfield on 9. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 17% higher in Whitfield, while median household income is higher in Leland Grove.

Median gross rent
$1,261$1,474
Leland Grove is 14% lower
Median household income
$130,833$126,740
Leland Grove is 3% higher
Median home value
$274,300$311,700
Leland Grove is 12% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $119,200 a year left in Leland Grove and $109,700 in Whitfield. Money goes further in Leland Grove, by about $9,500 a year.
  • A household earning Leland Grove's median of $130,833 would need about $136,000 in Whitfield to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 7.4 points a year in Leland Grove, and pay outran rent by 5.1 points a year in Whitfield.

How these are calculated

PennsylvaniaIllinoisWhitfield, PALeland Grove, ILLeland GroveWhitfieldLeland GroveWhitfield

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01Whitfield, PAComposite 61.3 / 100
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926285n/a566n/a

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Every measure

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MeasureLeland GroveWhitfieldAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,261$1,474
Rent to income111.6%14.0%
Property tax rate12.4%1.7%
Home price to income12.1x2.5x
Prices vs US average292.897.1
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,237$1,418
HUD area median income4$114,900$102,100
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$6,636$5,416
Median home value1$274,300$311,700
Home prices, 1-year change54.5%5.6%
Home prices, 5-year change541.9%59.2%
Homeownership192.9%90.9%
Renters paying 30%+145.8%47.5%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,244$1,915
Vacant homes19.2%0.0%
Median year built119521973
Jobs and income
Median household income1$130,833$126,740
Income per person1$90,047$57,163
Unemployment15.4%5.4%
Average annual pay6$72,668$65,982
Pay growth, 1 year64.8%3.7%
Jobs6130,936175,054
Poverty rate113.1%6.1%
Mean commute116 min24 min
Works from home120.4%18.3%
Commutes by transit10.9%1.0%
People
Population11,5175,226
Population change since 20207-3.1%n/a
Median age147.547.3
Bachelor's or higher167.6%56.2%
High school or higher197.6%97.7%
Household size12.22.5
Born abroad11.9%3.1%
No health insurance13.6%7.3%
Homes with broadband198.1%96.4%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.1%4.7%
Moved from another state11.2%1.5%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-3.90.1
Income of households moving in8$58,189$57,349
Income of households moving out8$69,268$61,944
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k927.216.8
Shops per 10k934.725.4
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k96.53.3
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k917.313.8
Child care centers per 10k92.21.9
Parks per 10k1026.47.7
Playgrounds per 10k100.015.3
Grocery stores per 10k100.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.00.0
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails101.20.0
Transit stops per sq mi1015.90.0
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a15.4
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a8
National Register listings121145
Schools
Public schools137595
Public school students1327,34562,375
Students per teacher1314.013.8
Climate
July average high1486°F86°F
January average low1419°F21°F
Average temperature1453°F52°F
Annual precipitation1438.8 in47.8 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1591.792.7
Hurricane risk1541.492.5
Tornado risk1597.190.6
Wildfire risk1518.838.0
Heat wave risk1596.294.5
Median air quality index164143
Good air days1670.1%68.2%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Leland Grove $50,440, Whitfield $58,960 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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