Brookhaven, GA vs Rolling Meadows, 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.

Brookhaven

62.8

#1821 nationally

Rolling Meadows

77.3

#260 nationally

Rolling Meadows leads in crime level (2.7 vs 8.3). Rolling Meadows leads in cost of living index (111 vs 144). Brookhaven leads in median household income ($114,570 vs $91,287).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Brookhaven, GA	Rolling Meadows, IL
WhereAtHome Score	62.8 (#1821)	77.3 (#260)
Population	57,945	23,329
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$753,512	$342,521
Median Household Income	$114,570	$91,287
Average Commute	24.6 min	26.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	42
Crime Level	8.3	2.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	144	111
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+64.8	D+42.0

Data coverage note: Brookhaven is missing data for 1 metric that Rolling Meadows has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.