2025 Compare Cities Health:
DeKalb, IL vs Schaumburg, IL

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Highlights
- There are 261 physicians per 100,000 people in Schaumburg.
- There are 85 physicians per 100,000 people in DeKalb.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 DeKalb, ILSchaumburg, ILUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock64.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock95.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.85  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock91100
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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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Reviews for Schaumburg    10 Reviews

Nice middle-class community. Excellent schools. Excellent variety in retail establishments. Very good park district with plentiful activities, classes, and three outdoor  More

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Schaumburg, Schaumburg, it's Ok, I guess I don't have much to  More

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At 11% sales tax I believe that Cook County, IL. is the highest in the country. The cost of gasoline is bumped by this as well as the use of smog formulated fuel which  More

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