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Bonnie Brae is a tiny town of 846 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $2k a month.
846people
$220kTypical home
$1,835/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
31"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 846
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,429 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Chicago, IL
- 24 mi to Chicago, IL
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,386/mo)
- Median rent $1,835/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MDW airport
- 19 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 656 ft
- 605 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 134 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,465 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 428 bars within 25 mi
- 744 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 94 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Will County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk