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Burr Ridge is a big small town of 11,141 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $700k and rent runs about $4k a month.
11,141people
$700kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
88° / 33°Summer / winter
37"Snow
222Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,141
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,491 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Chicago, IL
- 14 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $700k (≈$4,417/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $157k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (675 per 100k)
People
- Median age 57
- 23% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MDW airport
- 9 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 603 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 182 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,507 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 998 bars within 25 mi
- 1,609 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 192 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DuPage County: D+13 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