I’m within commuting distance of Chicago, on the Illinois side of the line. For clarity, I don’t make that commute - I’m totally done spending hundreds of dollars a month and my valuable personal time on commuting.
Illinois is supposedly around $49k. That’s low for Champaign county, and clearly does not account for Chicago in a reasonable way.
The real numbers are far more depressing, and less reasonable. Factor in the variations from e.g., Springfield (median income $32k) vs Cook and Lake Counties, and it’s even less accurate.
I’m within commuting distance of Chicago, on the Illinois side of the line. For clarity, I don’t make that commute - I’m totally done spending hundreds of dollars a month and my valuable personal time on commuting.
Illinois is supposedly around $49k. That’s low for Champaign county, and clearly does not account for Chicago in a reasonable way.
The real numbers are far more depressing, and less reasonable. Factor in the variations from e.g., Springfield (median income $32k) vs Cook and Lake Counties, and it’s even less accurate.