Highland, UT 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.

Highland

67.2

#1450 nationally

Rolling Meadows

77.3

#260 nationally

Highland leads in median household income ($166,429 vs $91,287). Rolling Meadows leads in cost of living index (111 vs 160). Highland leads in average commute (22.7 min vs 26.6 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Highland, UT	Rolling Meadows, IL
WhereAtHome Score	67.2 (#1450)	77.3 (#260)
Population	20,217	23,329
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$975,621	$342,521
Median Household Income	$166,429	$91,287
Average Commute	22.7 min	26.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	42
Crime Level	2.6	2.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	160	111
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+39.8	D+42.0

Data coverage note: Highland is missing data for 1 metric that Rolling Meadows has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.