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Beach Park is a big small town of 14,115 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 10 miles from Kenosha, WI and 43 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,115people
$246kTypical home
$1,254/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
40"Snow
162Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,115
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,995 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Chicago, IL
- 10 mi to Kenosha, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,550/mo)
- Median rent $1,254/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ORD airport
- 32 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 616 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 112 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 983 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 222 bars within 25 mi
- 247 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: D+21 in 2024
- 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk