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Palatine: A Look at Metra Stops, Income Level

Palatine residents make on average income of about $91,000, according to Crain's.

A look at income levels in suburban towns with Metra stops provides a glimpse at the disparity in wealth throughout the area, according to an interactive map posted on Crain's Chicago Business Journal. 

Among all Chicago and suburban Metra stops, Palatine ranked as the 47th highest income with an average income of $91,296, according to Crain's. Palatine residents have between 10.1 to 30 percent of the highest average incomes, according to the map. 

The Metra station that ranked as number one was in Kennilworth where the average income came in at $242,188, according to Crain's

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