Chicago and Peoria:
Quality-of-Life Comparisons
Chicago
|
Peoria
|
|
Median home price
2006-20101
|
$269,000
|
$119,000
|
Average commute time
(2006-10)2
|
34 minutes
|
17 minutes
|
“Cost of doing
business” rank3
|
90th
|
47th
|
Cost-of-living index
composite4
|
103.9
|
96.9
|
Student/teacher ratio5
|
16.4
|
14.4
|
Sources:
3 “Best Places for Business and Careers,” Forbes, May 5,
2005.
4 Cost of Living Index, 2nd Quarter 2005, Council for Community and
Economic Research, http://www.coli.org/store.asp.
5 “Best Places to Live 2005,” CNN Money,
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2005/index.html.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2005/index.html.
Thanks to Chris Setti and Ray Lees