Living in Campton Hills, IL
Campton Hills is a big small town of 10,877 people in Kane County, Illinois. It's about 38 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $548k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,877people
$548kTypical home
$1,750/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,877
- Part of a metro area
- About 644 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Chicago, IL
- 38 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $548k (≈$3,453/mo)
- Median rent $1,750/mo
- Median household income $209k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (193 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ORD airport
- 26 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 129 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,794 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 212 bars within 25 mi
- 566 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kane County: D+9 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk