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Crest Hill is a small city of 20,628 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 29 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,628people
$233kTypical home
$1,481/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,628
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,298 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,469/mo)
- Median rent $1,481/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (671 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MDW airport
- 24 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 637 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 127 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,039 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 341 bars within 25 mi
- 630 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Will County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk