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Chicago is a big city of 2,711,226 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's part of the Chicago, IL area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,711,226people
$334kTypical home
$1,440/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
39"Snow
222Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 2,711,226
- Part of a metro area
- About 11,904 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Chicago, IL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,107/mo)
- Median rent $1,440/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (420 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,942 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 23% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 24% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to MDW airport
- 5 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 29% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 593 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 158 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,968 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 906 bars within 25 mi
- 1,427 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 176 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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