Knightdale, NC 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.

Knightdale

69.4

#1217 nationally

Rolling Meadows

77.3

#260 nationally

Rolling Meadows leads in crime level (2.7 vs 5.3). Rolling Meadows leads in median household income ($91,287 vs $79,364). Knightdale leads in cost of living index (109 vs 111).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Knightdale, NC	Rolling Meadows, IL
WhereAtHome Score	69.4 (#1217)	77.3 (#260)
Population	20,275	23,329
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$370,252	$342,521
Median Household Income	$79,364	$91,287
Average Commute	26.2 min	26.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	42
Crime Level	5.3	2.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	109	111
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+25.6	D+42.0

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