Harrisburg, NC vs Mount Prospect, 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.

Harrisburg

69.3

#1226 nationally

Mount Prospect

77.7

#223 nationally

Mount Prospect leads in crime level (2.5 vs 4.2). Harrisburg leads in median household income ($134,767 vs $100,526). Mount Prospect leads in average commute (28.3 min vs 30.3 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Harrisburg, NC	Mount Prospect, IL
WhereAtHome Score	69.3 (#1226)	77.7 (#223)
Population	19,883	54,298
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$500,007	$455,313
Median Household Income	$134,767	$100,526
Average Commute	30.3 min	28.3 min
Walk Score	N/A	87
Crime Level	4.2	2.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	118	119
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+7.7	D+42.0

Data coverage note: Harrisburg is missing data for 1 metric that Mount Prospect has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.