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Arlington Heights is a mid-size city of 76,005 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $415k and rent runs about $2k a month.
76,005people
$415kTypical home
$1,760/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
37"Snow
162Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 76,005
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,575 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Chicago, IL
- 24 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $415k (≈$2,614/mo)
- Median rent $1,760/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (782 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ORD airport
- 9 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 719 ft
- 613 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 205 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,147 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 880 bars within 25 mi
- 1,466 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 173 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cook County: D+42 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