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Cicero is a mid-size city of 82,797 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 4 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
82,797people
$249kTypical home
$1,154/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
40"Snow
222Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 82,797
- Part of a metro area
- About 14,117 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Chicago, IL
- 4 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,573/mo)
- Median rent $1,154/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,003 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MDW airport
- 4 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 607 ft
- 597 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 179 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,296 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 933 bars within 25 mi
- 1,533 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 181 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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