Beach Park, IL vs Waukegan, IL

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

MetricBeach Park, ILWaukegan, IL
Population14,11589,076
Median Household Income$85,664$71,919
Median Rent$1,254/mo$1,205/mo
Median Home Value$245,800$190,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)104104
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.6%46.1%
Poverty Rate8.5%15.3%
Unemployment Rate4.7% (county)5.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k73*375
Property Crime Rate /100k383*1,555
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs79°F79°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall36 in/yr43 in/yr
Avg Commute27.7 min26.1 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher13.514.9
College Degree Rate19.2%20.9%
Foreign-Born %24%31%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.0%-1.5%

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.