Harrisburg, NC vs Rolling Meadows, 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

Rolling Meadows

77.3

#260 nationally

Rolling Meadows leads in crime level (2.7 vs 4.2). Harrisburg leads in median household income ($134,767 vs $91,287). Rolling Meadows leads in average commute (26.6 min vs 30.3 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Harrisburg, NC	Rolling Meadows, IL
WhereAtHome Score	69.3 (#1226)	77.3 (#260)
Population	19,883	23,329
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$500,007	$342,521
Median Household Income	$134,767	$91,287
Average Commute	30.3 min	26.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	42
Crime Level	4.2	2.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	118	111
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 Rolling Meadows has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.