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Bedford Park is a tiny town of 586 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 7 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $2k a month.
586people
$272kTypical home
$1,841/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
39"Snow
222Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 586
- Part of a metro area
- About 99 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Chicago, IL
- 7 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,713/mo)
- Median rent $1,841/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (611 per 100k)
- High property crime (16,187 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MDW airport
- 2 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 620 ft
- 596 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 171 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,199 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 968 bars within 25 mi
- 1,527 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 178 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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