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Chicago Ridge is a big small town of 14,099 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 10 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,099people
$227kTypical home
$1,304/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
39"Snow
222Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,099
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,216 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Chicago, IL
- 10 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,431/mo)
- Median rent $1,304/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,676 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to MDW airport
- 6 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 600 ft
- 595 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 149 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,955 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 976 bars within 25 mi
- 1,445 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 166 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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