Pleasant Hill, CA 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.

Pleasant Hill

64.1

#1719 nationally

Rolling Meadows

77.3

#260 nationally

Rolling Meadows leads in crime level (2.7 vs 6.5). Rolling Meadows leads in cost of living index (111 vs 191). Pleasant Hill leads in median household income ($137,685 vs $91,287).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Pleasant Hill, CA	Rolling Meadows, IL
WhereAtHome Score	64.1 (#1719)	77.3 (#260)
Population	33,802	23,329
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$992,042	$342,521
Median Household Income	$137,685	$91,287
Average Commute	32.3 min	26.6 min
Walk Score	54	42
Crime Level	6.5	2.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	191	111
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+38.0	D+42.0