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Addison is a small city of 35,489 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $1k a month.
35,489people
$341kTypical home
$1,245/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
37"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,489
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,611 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,152/mo)
- Median rent $1,245/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 37" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (676 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ORD airport
- 6 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 702 ft
- 611 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 222 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,747 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 944 bars within 25 mi
- 1,685 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 202 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DuPage County: D+13 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk