Living in Bartlett, IL
Bartlett is a small city of 40,501 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 27 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $2k a month.
40,501people
$376kTypical home
$1,883/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
37"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 40,501
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,566 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Chicago, IL
- 27 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,369/mo)
- Median rent $1,883/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 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 (43 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (265 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ORD airport
- 14 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 768 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 208 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,743 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 541 bars within 25 mi
- 1,104 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 138 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DuPage County: D+13 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