Evanston, IL

Evanston is a mid-size city in Illinois with a population of 76,552. Residents earn $95,766 per year, which is 27% above the national average.

3.6 /5.0

B+ Good

76,552 Population 9,840/sq mi density

$95,766 Median Income $65,988 per capita

$472,300 Home Value $457,797 Zillow

$1,698 Median Rent 29.7% income on rent

50°F Avg Temperature 260 sunny days/yr

155 Violent Crime/100K 2,616 property/100K

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Overall

3.6 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

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Economy

4.6 / 5.0

$95,766 median income, 4.0% unemployment

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Affordability

3.9 / 5.0

$472,300 home value, $1,698/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

155 violent crimes/100K (59% below avg)

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Education

5.0 / 5.0

70.3% bachelor's degree or higher

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12 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Evanston, IL.

Name	Year	Description
Many, IL	2013	Strange items on weather radar.
Evanston, IL	2012	Orange light&#44 non-blinking&#44 appearing to follow passenger jet
Evanston, IL	2006	Object emerged from clouds and disappeared again
Evanston, IL	2005	Red laser light beam in Evanston&#44 Illinois
Evanston, IL	2005	Locagion: over Lake Michigan&#44 seen from South Blvd. Beach in Evanston&#44 IL. 200-300 yards from shore @ about 10:00PM. A hovering obje
Evanston, IL	2002	Bright circular object spotted hovering over a baseball field on a clear night for several minutes.
Evanston, IL	2001	Triangle-shaped craft hovered for about 15 sec. then streaked off
Evanston, IL	2001	I looked up and saw a streak of light and then it slowed down. I couldn&#39t tell exactly how far away it was...but it didn&#39t seem too far
Evanston, IL	2000	I saw a bright light similiar to a starburst fade out and disappear and then faded back to a very bright light. It was about 3:10 a.m.
Evanston, IL	1974	An large orange disk hovered quietly over a park a few blocks away to the northwest.
Evanston, IL	1963	We watched the saucer with lights for five minutes as it remained stationary above us at about a 45 degree angle.
Evanston, IL	1959	Distant craft in the same part of the sky for 3 nights&#44 seen by a group