Glendale Heights, IL vs Minnetonka, MN

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

Minnetonka

72.3

#909 nationally

Minnetonka leads in median household income ($114,867 vs $83,588). Minnetonka leads in average commute (20.1 min vs 25.8 min). Glendale Heights leads in crime level (2.7 vs 3.2).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Glendale Heights, IL	Minnetonka, MN
WhereAtHome Score	76.9 (#295)	72.3 (#909)
Population	32,409	52,463
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$330,643	$493,096
Median Household Income	$83,588	$114,867
Average Commute	25.8 min	20.1 min
Walk Score	38	N/A
Crime Level	2.7	3.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	107	126
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+13.3	D+42.6

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