Beach Park, IL vs Gurnee, IL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBeach Park, ILGurnee, IL
Population14,11530,510
Median Household Income$85,664$119,628
Median Rent$1,254/mo$1,655/mo
Median Home Value$245,800$344,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)104104
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.6%52.1%
Poverty Rate8.5%5.2%
Unemployment Rate4.7% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k73*121
Property Crime Rate /100k383*1,982
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs79°F79°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall36 in/yr43 in/yr
Avg Commute27.7 min27.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher13.511.8
College Degree Rate19.2%56.7%
Foreign-Born %24%17%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.0%-0.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Beach Park (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.