Rolling Meadows, IL vs Sweetwater, FL

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.

Rolling Meadows

77.3

#260 nationally

Sweetwater

65.9

#1603 nationally

Rolling Meadows leads in median household income ($91,287 vs $53,159). Rolling Meadows leads in average commute (26.6 min vs 27.9 min). Sweetwater leads in cost of living index (107 vs 111).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Rolling Meadows, IL	Sweetwater, FL
WhereAtHome Score	77.3 (#260)	65.9 (#1603)
Population	23,329	20,352
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$342,521	$448,534
Median Household Income	$91,287	$53,159
Average Commute	26.6 min	27.9 min
Walk Score	42	N/A
Crime Level	2.7	2.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	111	107
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+42.0	R+11.4

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