Cahokia Heights, IL vs Fairview Heights, IL

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

MetricCahokia Heights, ILFairview Heights, IL
Population17,10616,745
Median Household Income$33,792$80,930
Median Rent$981/mo$1,174/mo
Median Home Value$56,000$177,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9595
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.7%32.8%
Poverty Rate34.1%8.8%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*419
Property Crime Rate /100k—*2,973
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows27°F27°F
Snowfall14 in/yr11 in/yr
Avg Commute26.4 min22 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.211.8
College Degree Rate13.5%34.7%
Foreign-Born %0.5%7.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-5.6%-3.4%

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 Cahokia Heights (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.