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Carol Stream is a small city of 39,460 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $335k and rent runs about $2k a month.
39,460people
$335kTypical home
$1,529/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
34"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,460
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,315 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Chicago, IL
- 24 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $335k (≈$2,113/mo)
- Median rent $1,529/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (627 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ORD airport
- 12 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 745 ft
- 617 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 217 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,952 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 838 bars within 25 mi
- 1,426 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 156 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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