McLean vs Saybrook

A side-by-side comparison of McLean and Saybrook: population, income, housing, and more.

McLean and Saybrook are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McLean has the higher population (730 vs 714 in Saybrook). McLean has the higher median household income ($84,766 vs $54,479 in Saybrook). McLean has the higher median home value ($124,700 vs $92,900 in Saybrook).

Population, income & housing

	McLean	Saybrook
Population	730	714
Median age	36.7 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$84,766	$54,479
Median home value	$124,700	$92,900
Median gross rent	$1,225	$829
Housing units	290	330
Homeownership rate	88.8%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McLean	Saybrook
Population	771 → 730 (-5.3%)	660 → 714 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$64,722 → $84,766 (+31.0%)	$58,594 → $54,479 (-7.0%)
Median home value	$106,000 → $124,700 (+17.6%)	$91,100 → $92,900 (+2.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,036 → $1,225 (+18.2%)	$613 → $829 (+35.2%)

McLean

Population

771730

Median household income

$64,722$84,766

Median home value

$106,000$124,700

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,225

Saybrook

Population

660714

Median household income

$58,594$54,479

Median home value

$91,100$92,900

Median gross rent

$613$829

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McLean	Saybrook
Under 5	7.8%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.5%	20.6%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.3%
25 to 34	14.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	18.2%	16.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	7.1%
55 to 64	13.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	6.4%	15.5%
75 and over	4.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McLean	Saybrook
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McLean	Saybrook
No high school diploma	5.7%	14.3%
High school graduate	44.8%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McLean	Saybrook
Drove alone	74.9%	68.8%
Carpooled	4.1%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.2%	10.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McLean	Saybrook
1-unit, detached	97.9%	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	McLean	Saybrook
Poverty rate	8.1%	14.4%
Average household size	2.64	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1965	1961