Austin, TX vs New Lenox, IL

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Austin

68.3

#1322 nationally

New Lenox

73.4

#742 nationally

Austin leads in walk score (42 vs 24). New Lenox leads in median household income ($129,797 vs $91,461). Austin leads in average commute (26.8 min vs 32.8 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Austin, TX	New Lenox, IL
WhereAtHome Score	68.3 (#1322)	73.4 (#742)
Population	967,862	28,047
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$504,148	$459,277
Median Household Income	$91,461	$129,797
Average Commute	26.8 min	32.8 min
Walk Score	42	24
Crime Level	Moderate	1.5
School Rating	7.2	N/A
Cost of Living Index	129	116
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+39.3	D+1.6