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Residential comparison · 13 facts

St. Charles, IL vs Woodridge, IL

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in St. Charles needs about $85,000 in Woodridge to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from Woodridge, $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $85,000 in St. Charles.

A few differences

St. Charles vs Woodridge · facet by facet
FacetSt. Charles, ILWoodridge, IL
Median home price$377,400$363,700
2-bedroom rent$1,826/mo$1,524/mo
Property tax rate2.1%2.1%
State & local income tax4.95%4.95%
Sales tax8.85%8.85%
Cost of living index106101
Groceries index9898
Utilities$165/mo$165/mo
Median household income$114,300$101,000
Unemployment rate4.7%4.7%
Crime index50/10050/100
School rating6.3/106.3/10
Sunny days / year190 days190 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

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Questions & answers
Is St. Charles cheaper than Woodridge?
Woodridge has the lower day-to-day cost index (101 vs 106 against a national 100). The other differences are shown facet by facet in the table.
What household income in Woodridge equals $85,000 in St. Charles?
A household earning $85,000 in St. Charles needs about $85,000 in Woodridge to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of Woodridge lifestyle costs about $85,000 in St. Charles.