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Antioch is a big small town of 14,859 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 12 miles from Kenosha, WI and 41 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,859people
$307kTypical home
$1,129/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,859
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,802 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 12 mi to Kenosha, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,934/mo)
- Median rent $1,129/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (716 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MKE airport
- 34 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 787 ft
- 626 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,021 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 258 bars within 25 mi
- 250 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: D+21 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk