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Calumet Park is a big small town of 6,855 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 12 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,855people
$185kTypical home
$1,288/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
36"Snow
222Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,855
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,137 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Chicago, IL
- 12 mi to Chicago, IL
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,165/mo)
- Median rent $1,288/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (628 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,926 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MDW airport
- 10 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 614 ft
- 588 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 123 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,254 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 920 bars within 25 mi
- 1,192 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 138 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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