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Buffalo Grove is a small city of 42,891 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 27 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $412k and rent runs about $2k a month.
42,891people
$412kTypical home
$2,037/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
39"Snow
162Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 42,891
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,483 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Chicago, IL
- 27 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $412k (≈$2,600/mo)
- Median rent $2,037/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (438 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ORD airport
- 13 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 692 ft
- 614 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 193 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,037 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 748 bars within 25 mi
- 1,103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 127 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: D+21 in 2024
- 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk