Glendale Heights, IL vs Lakeway, TX

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.

Glendale Heights

76.9

#295 nationally

Lakeway

68.2

#1332 nationally

Lakeway leads in median household income ($154,118 vs $83,588). Glendale Heights leads in cost of living index (107 vs 146). Lakeway leads in crime level (2.1 vs 2.7).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Glendale Heights, IL	Lakeway, TX
WhereAtHome Score	76.9 (#295)	68.2 (#1332)
Population	32,409	19,189
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$330,643	$747,050
Median Household Income	$83,588	$154,118
Average Commute	25.8 min	27.1 min
Walk Score	38	N/A
Crime Level	2.7	2.1
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	107	146
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+13.3	D+39.3

Data coverage note: Lakeway is missing data for 1 metric that Glendale Heights has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.