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Channel Lake is a small town of 2,052 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 15 miles from Kenosha, WI and 41 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,052people
$223kTypical home
$1,584/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,052
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,137 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 15 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,406/mo)
- Median rent $1,584/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 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 (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MKE airport
- 35 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,003 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 255 bars within 25 mi
- 237 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: D+21 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk