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Barrington is a big small town of 11,077 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 31 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $583k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,077people
$583kTypical home
$1,500/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,077
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,400 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Chicago, IL
- 31 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $583k (≈$3,673/mo)
- Median rent $1,500/mo
- Median household income $148k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 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 (109 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (812 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 40% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to ORD airport
- 17 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 843 ft
- 622 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 196 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,939 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 394 bars within 25 mi
- 828 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 114 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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