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Chicago Heights is a small city of 26,736 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 23 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,736people
$161kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
28"Snow
222Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,736
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,579 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Chicago, IL
- 23 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,015/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (765 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,899 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to GYY airport
- 20 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,798 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 404 bars within 25 mi
- 513 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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