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Blue Island is a small city of 21,741 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 12 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,741people
$179kTypical home
$1,072/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
36"Snow
222Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,741
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,340 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Chicago, IL
- 12 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,127/mo)
- Median rent $1,072/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,078 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MDW airport
- 10 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 643 ft
- 589 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 126 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,317 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 938 bars within 25 mi
- 1,220 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 141 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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