Bellevue, WA vs Darien, IL

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Bellevue

69.5

#1192 nationally

Darien

75.1

#500 nationally

Bellevue leads in walk score (55 vs 35). Darien leads in cost of living index (122 vs 175). Bellevue leads in median household income ($145,892 vs $110,546).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Bellevue, WA	Darien, IL
WhereAtHome Score	69.5 (#1192)	75.1 (#500)
Population	154,331	21,698
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,451,887	$463,450
Median Household Income	$145,892	$110,546
Average Commute	26.4 min	29.7 min
Walk Score	55	35
Crime Level	Very Low	1.1
School Rating	9.2	N/A
Cost of Living Index	175	122
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+51.7	D+13.3