Cahokia Heights, IL vs Waterloo, IL

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

MetricCahokia Heights, ILWaterloo, IL
Population17,10611,129
Median Household Income$33,792$98,711
Median Rent$981/mo$886/mo
Median Home Value$56,000$249,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9595
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.7%48%
Poverty Rate34.1%5.9%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*133
Property Crime Rate /100k—*580
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs88°F87°F
Winter Lows27°F25°F
Snowfall14 in/yr9 in/yr
Avg Commute26.4 min26.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.216.3
College Degree Rate13.5%37.3%
Foreign-Born %0.5%2.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-5.6%+1.2%

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.