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Carpentersville is a small city of 37,346 people in Kane County, Illinois. It's about 37 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $1k a month.
37,346people
$234kTypical home
$1,414/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
34"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,346
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,748 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Chicago, IL
- 37 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,476/mo)
- Median rent $1,414/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (176 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (685 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 43% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ORD airport
- 22 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 629 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 163 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,140 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 292 bars within 25 mi
- 590 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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