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11,393people live here $1,221median rent per month▼ 14% below US $275,000median home value▼ 17% below US

What it's like to live in Schiller Park

Schiller Park is a small city in Illinois with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, crime rates well below the national average, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Schiller Park deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, a population that has been shrinking, cold winters, and snowy winters.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Low crime rates
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Air quality concerns
Shrinking population
Cold winters
Snowy winters — 38" per year

How Schiller Park compares

Median rent (per month)

Schiller Park$1,221

Illinois avg$1,274

US$1,413

Median home value

Schiller Park$275,000

Illinois avg$263,300

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Schiller Park

Based on Schiller Park's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,442

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $48,840 a year
45% of Schiller Park renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$55,000

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $27,500

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 14% below US

$1,221/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,221 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $275,000. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $275,000 · 45% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.8% county unemployment

Unemployment in Cook County is 4.8%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Cook County (county-wide)

Safety▼ 54% below US

185 violent crimes per 100k

Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.

Property crime 1919/100k · Schiller Park Police Department · 2020 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 24.8 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

79%

Carpool

11%

Work from home

4.6%

Public transit

2.1%

Other

1.3%

Walk

1.2%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 82°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 22°F and snow a regular occurrence.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 27% below US

26% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 26%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Pullman National Historical Park (23 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Schiller Park's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and a population that has been shrinking. It tends to suit people watching their budget and anyone prioritizing low crime.

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