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Compare Lansing to Melrose Park

This post compares Lansing, Illinois to Melrose Park, Illinois across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Lansing (village) Melrose Park (village)
Population 28,308 25,447
Income (median) $45,080 $31,953
Home Value (median) $125,500 $173,700
White 51% 57%
Black 39% 6%
Asian 1% 0%
With Kids 28% 44%
Age (median) 41 32
Rentals 33% 51%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lansing or Melrose Park?
A: Lansing has a similar population count than Melrose Park: 28308 compared with 25447 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Lansing or in Melrose Park?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Lansing.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Lansing or Melrose Park?
A: Homes tend to be less expensive in Lansing.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Melrose Park does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 33% for Lansing versus 51% for Melrose Park.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Lansing may include: Alton, Crest-Hill, and Danville.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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