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Lisle Township vs. Westminster

If we stayed in Chicago, we would most likely stay around Lisle, and in Denver we would move to

Westminster. Here is the data and my evaluations following the sections.

PEOPLE Lisle township Westminster United States

Population 123,824 106,020 306,877,652

Pop. Density 3,460 3,365 87

Pop. Change 5.31% 5.03% 9.00%

Median Age 38.1 35.2 36.8

Households 46,450 40,580 115,306,103

Household Size 2.62 2.6 2.59

Male Population 49.96% 50.25% 49.34%

Female Population 50.04% 49.75% 50.66%

Married Population 61.70% 59.00% 57.41%

Single Population 38.30% 41.00% 42.59%

ESTIMATED TOTAL POPULATION BY AGE

Age 0 to 4 5.94% 7.27% 6.86%

Age 5 to 9 6.40% 6.97% 6.56%

Age 10 to 14 7.04% 6.91% 6.66%

Age 15 to 17 4.93% 4.26% 4.24%

Age 18 to 20 4.27% 3.55% 4.33%

Age 21 to 24 5.64% 5.05% 5.44%

Age 25 to 34 11.61% 15.52% 13.41%

Age 35 to 44 13.97% 16.40% 13.89%

Age 45 to 49

9.16% 8.02% 7.38%

Age 50 to 54 8.72% 7.45% 7.02%

Age 55 to 59 7.35% 6.31% 6.24%

Age 60 to 64 5.45% 4.57% 5.05%

Age 65 to 74 5.93% 4.72% 6.73%

Age 75 to 84 2.58% 2.26% 4.30%

Age 85 and over 1.01% 0.73% 1.87%

RACE

White 78.15% 81.12% 72.49%

Black 5.37% 1.77% 12.46%

Asian 12.05% 6.55% 4.57%

American Indian 0.22% 0.87% 0.93%

Other 4.20% 9.69% 9.55%

Hispanic 7.31% 18.62% 15.49%

Non-Hispanic 92.69% 81.38% 84.51%

FAMILY

Married, w/children 32.16% 27.22% 24.26%

Married, no children 27.73% 26.31% 28.19%



Single, w/children 5.35% 8.31% 9.01%

Single, no children 34.76% 38.16% 38.55%

Divorced 7.63% 11.42% 9.64%

Separated 2.82% 3.27% 5.29%

Widowed 4.21% 3.36% 6.40%

Now Married

58.88% 55.73% 52.11%

Never Married 26.45% 26.23% 26.55%

Westminster is slightly more whites and has less blacks, so it has the advantage over Lisle.

COSTLIV Lisle township Westminster United States

Overall 117 98 100

Grocery 96 111 100

Health 99 104 100

Housing 150 96 100

Utilities 103 89 100

Transportation 107 93 100

Miscellaneous

96 97 100

By these statistics, Lisle has a much higher cost of living compared to Westminster, 117 to 98. Groceries

and health are higher for Westminster (96 vs. 111; 99 vs. 104), but housing, utilities and transportation

are significantly lower for Westminster (150 vs. 96; 103 vs. 89; 107 vs. 93). The high cost of living,

particularly housing, in Lisle surprised me since we were looking at the area specifically because it had

one of the cheaper condo areas. Houses may be a lot more. Edge goes to Westminster.

ECONOMY Lisle township Westminster United States

Unemployment Rate 8.70% 6.20% 10.20%

Recent Job Growth -4.37% -4.90% -4.06%

Future Job Growth 22.56% 24.00% 21.68%

Sales Taxes 6.75% 8.70% 6.80%

Income Taxes 3.00% 4.63% 6.25%

Income per Cap. $37,553 $29,263 $26,372

Household Income $78,930 $65,275 $51,660

ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Income Less Than 15K 4.98% 5.19% 12.48%

Income between 15K and 25K 4.78% 5.69% 10.46%





Income between 100K and 150K

20.78% 16.98% 11.83%



Income greater than 500K 1.17% 0.28% 0.70%

POPULATION BY OCCUPATION

Management, Business, and Financial Operations 22.41% 16.56% 13.70%

Professional and Related Occupations 27.42% 22.33% 20.28%

Service 8.98% 11.05% 14.73%



Sales and Office 28.72% 29.33% 26.66%

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0.01% 0.09% 0.74%

Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 5.09% 9.63% 9.51%

Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 7.39% 11.00% 14.39%

Unemployment is lower in Westminster, 6.20% versus 8.70% in Lisle. Future job growth is projected to

be higher, 24% versus 22.56% in Lisle. However, sales taxes are higher, 8.70% versus 6.75% in Lisle,along with income taxes, 4.63% versus 3.00% in Lisle. Lisle also has a greater percentage of the

population involved in management, business and financial operations, 22.41% compared to 16.56% in

Westminster.

HOUSING Lisle township Westminster United States

Median Home Age 29 23 33

Median Home Cost $275,220 $176,020 $183,450

Home Appreciation -6.51% -1.80% -5.21%

Homes Owned 68.89% 67.27% 60.14%

Housing Vacant 5.17% 5.06% 10.50%

Homes Rented 25.95% 27.67% 29.36%

Property Tax Rate $18.51 $7.37 $11.20

OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE

Less Than $20,000 0.14% 0.65% 2.71%

$20,000 to $39,999 0.30% 1.19% 3.86%

$40,000 to $59,999 0.24% 0.49% 5.09%

$60,000 to $79,999 0.58% 1.38% 6.10%

$80,000 to $99,999 1.61% 2.03% 7.33%

$100,000 to $149,999 6.00% 15.09% 18.53%

$150,000 to $199,999 7.67% 29.52% 14.38%

$200,000 to $299,999 33.37% 36.12% 17.52%

$300,000 to $399,999

23.63% 9.31% 9.26%

$400,000 to $499,999 12.60% 2.44% 5.11%

$500,000 to $749,999 11.00% 1.33% 5.76%

$1,000,000 or more 1.05% 0.05% 2.07%

HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to October 2005 10.93% 13.71% 15.21%

1995 to 1998 4.24% 13.44% 6.33%

1990 to 1994 7.00% 9.76% 6.29%

1980 to 1989 24.18% 24.15% 14.11%

1970 to 1979 28.53% 26.07% 16.14%

1960 to 1969 15.25% 5.65% 12.04%

1950 to 1959 5.53% 6.10% 10.80%

1940 to 1949 1.25% 0.41% 6.21%

1939 or Earlier 3.08% 0.70% 12.87%

Homes are newer and cheaper in Westminster, the median home age being 23 and $176,020 in

comparison to 27 and $275,220 in Lisle. Home depreciation is less in Westminster, -1.80% versus -6.51%

in Lisle. Property taxes are significantly cheaper in Westminster, $7.37 versus $18.51 in Lisle.

HEALTH Lisle township Westminster United States



Air Quality (100=best) 63.2 86.8 82.8

Water Quality (100=best) 47 81 55

Superfund Sites (100=best) 21 10 71

Physicians per Cap. 386 70 221

Westminster has less pollution because of how much larger Chicago is, but Lisle has many more

physicians per capita. I dont think this section makes much of a difference, though.

CRIME Lisle township Westminster United States

Violent Crime 6 3 4

Property Crime 6 5 4

Westminster has less crime than Lisle, seen from this data.

CLIMATE Lisle township Westminster United States

Rainfall (in.) 36.3 14.3 36.5

Snowfall (in.) 33 43 25

Precipitation Days 109 73 100

Sunny Days 189 242 205

Avg. July High 86 89 86.5

Avg. Jan. Low 14.1 19.2 20.5

Comfort Index (higher=better) 44 57 44

UV Index 3.4 5.1 4.3

Elevation ft. 698 5,374 1,060

This data would be very similar to Denver vs. Chicagos. It snows more in Westminster, but the comfort

index is higher there than in Lisle. The comfort index uses a combination of afternoon summertime

temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that humidity will have on people. Summers and

winters are a little warmer in Westminster than Lisle. This one might be a toss-up, but the higher

snowfall totals might give the edge to Lisle.

EDUCATE Lisle township Westminster United States

School Expend. $6,096 $5,026 $5,678

Pupil/Teacher Ratio 16.7 16.8 14.9

Students per Librarian 630 275 803

Students per Counselor 744 406 513

2 yr College Grad. 6.26% 8.03% 6.39%

4 yr College Grad. 30.95% 22.71% 15.74%

Graduate Degrees 19.68% 9.55% 8.87%

High School Grads. 94.16% 90.01% 80.61%

School expenditures are higher in Lisle while the pupil/teacher ratios are about the same. There seems

to be a more educated population in Lisle by the given statistics.

TRANSPORT Lisle township Westminster United States

Commute Time 32.6 29.3 27.8

COMMUTE MODE

Auto (alone) 79.68% 79.72% 76.33%

Carpool 5.98% 10.27% 12.15%

Mass Transit 8.06% 3.92% 4.44%

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