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Burnham is a small town of 3,937 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 15 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,937people
$161kTypical home
$1,208/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
32"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,937
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,122 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Chicago, IL
- 15 mi to Chicago, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,017/mo)
- Median rent $1,208/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 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 (251 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,550 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to GYY airport
- 15 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 582 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 97 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,576 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 794 bars within 25 mi
- 994 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 109 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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