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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.

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