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Broadview is a big small town of 7,896 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 9 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $252k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,896people
$252kTypical home
$1,099/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
41"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,896
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,443 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Chicago, IL
- 9 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $252k (≈$1,590/mo)
- Median rent $1,099/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,114 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MDW airport
- 7 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 643 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 197 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,490 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 946 bars within 25 mi
- 1,589 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 199 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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