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Barrington Hills is a small town of 3,879 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 34 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $914k and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,879people
$914kTypical home
$3,282/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
37"Snow
224Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,879
- Part of a metro area
- About 144 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Chicago, IL
- 34 mi to Chicago, IL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $914k (≈$5,761/mo)
- Median rent $3,282/mo
- Median household income $205k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 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
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k)
- Low property crime (959 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 40% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ORD airport
- 19 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 794 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 191 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,661 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 371 bars within 25 mi
- 738 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 101 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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