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Compare Palatine to Melrose Park

This post compares Palatine, 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 Palatine (village) Melrose Park (village)
Population 69,099 25,447
Income (median) $56,891 $31,953
Home Value (median) $270,000 $173,700
White 69% 57%
Black 2% 6%
Asian 11% 0%
With Kids 31% 44%
Age (median) 37 32
Rentals 31% 51%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Palatine or Melrose Park?
A: Palatine has a larger population count than Melrose Park: 69099 compared with 25447 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Melrose Park does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 31% for Palatine versus 51% for Melrose Park.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Palatine may include: Woodridge, Rolling-Meadows, and Mount-Prospect.

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

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