Living in Arbury Hills, IL
Arbury Hills is a small town of 1,519 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 22 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,519people
$230kTypical home
$1,462/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
27"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,519
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,486 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Chicago, IL
- 22 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,452/mo)
- Median rent $1,462/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 27" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MDW airport
- 18 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 745 ft
- 595 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,244 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 434 bars within 25 mi
- 676 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Will County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.