Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Median home value$397,400
Chicago $323,000
Median rent$1,502/mo
Chicago $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households32%
Chicago 33%
Mount Prospect
Cook County55,472 residents4 school districts
65
C+
Suburbgrade score
17th of 60 Chicago suburbs. Strong on schools and amenities, held back by cost of living.
65
Chicago median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Mount Prospect is like to live in, by category
Bars show Mount Prospect against Chicago. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 79/100
B+
Within-state proficiency70th pct
Chicago median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio13.0
Chicago median 13.7
Graduation rate—
Chicago median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Housing cost index114
Chicago 100
Eff. tax rate2.04%
Chicago 1.83%
Local sales tax8.96%
Chicago median 8.96%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Mean commute25.9 min
Chicago 30.3 min
Under 30 minutes61%
Chicago 51%
Transit stops / sq mi8.1
Chicago median 3.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 78/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés61
Chicago median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries10
Chicago median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks107
Chicago median 65 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Median household income$101,720
Chicago $90,887
Unemployment3.8%
Chicago 6.1%
Professional occupations46%
Chicago 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Mount Prospect on cost of living
Mount Prospect's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Cicero18 mi from Mount ProspectC+ 49 D+ Niles7 mi from Mount ProspectC+ 62 C Downers Grove19 mi from Mount ProspectC 68 B− Addison10 mi from Mount ProspectC 56 C− Elk Grove Village5 mi from Mount ProspectC 62 C Des Plaines3 mi from Mount ProspectC 66 C+ Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Mount Prospect
Is Mount Prospect, IL a good place to live?
Mount Prospect scores 65 out of 100, 17th of 60 Chicago suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Mount Prospect expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $397,400, 23% above the Chicago median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.04%. $1,502/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Mount Prospect?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Mount Prospect sit at the 70th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 13.0 student–teacher ratio. Mount Prospect is served by Township Hsd 214, Mount Prospect SD 57, Comm Cons SD 59 and River Trails SD 26. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Mount Prospect?
The mean commute is 25.9 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 8.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Mount Prospect?
Within two miles there are 10 groceries, 61 restaurants and cafés and 107 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Mount Prospect old or new?
The median home in Mount Prospect was built in 1969 — close to the Chicago median of 1971. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 60% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.