Elgin vs Carpentersville
Elgin and Carpentersville on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.
Elgin
52D+
Carpentersville
C−54
Category by category
DHousingD
level
C−SchoolsC
Carpentersville +9 pts
C−Cost of livingC
Carpentersville +3 pts
D+CommuteD
Elgin +5 pts
C+AmenitiesC+
Elgin +3 pts
D+EmploymentD+
Carpentersville +3 pts
—Residents—
not comparable yet
Weigh it yourself
The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.
Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.
The numbers side by side
$273kMedian home value$234k
$1,361Median rent$1,414
28.2 minMean commute28.2 min
$90kMedian household income$87k
2.12%Effective property tax2.07%
40th pctWithin-state proficiency48th pct
39Restaurants & cafés38
114,934Population37,346
0Resident responses0
Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.