Downers Grove, IL vs North Salt Lake, UT

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.

Downers Grove

73.6

#697 nationally

North Salt Lake

70.4

#1104 nationally

North Salt Lake leads in crime level (1.0 vs 3.1). North Salt Lake leads in average commute (21.1 min vs 28.1 min). Downers Grove leads in median household income ($115,461 vs $94,365).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Downers Grove, IL	North Salt Lake, UT
WhereAtHome Score	73.6 (#697)	70.4 (#1104)
Population	49,706	23,560
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$513,663	$574,812
Median Household Income	$115,461	$94,365
Average Commute	28.1 min	21.1 min
Walk Score	44	N/A
Crime Level	3.1	1.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	125	122
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+13.3	R+24.9

Data coverage note: North Salt Lake is missing data for 1 metric that Downers Grove has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.