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Bensenville is a small city of 18,603 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 16 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,603people
$272kTypical home
$1,407/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
38"Snow
222Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,603
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,363 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Chicago, IL
- 16 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,715/mo)
- Median rent $1,407/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k)
- Low property crime (899 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to ORD airport
- 2 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 682 ft
- 608 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 212 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,657 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 937 bars within 25 mi
- 1,657 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 199 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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