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Custer Park is a tiny town of 459 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 17 miles from Kankakee, IL and 47 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
459people
$247kTypical home
$1,462/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
23"Snow
224Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 459
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,924 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Chicago, IL
- 17 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,559/mo)
- Median rent $1,462/mo
- Median household income $179k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 55% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MDW airport
- 42 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 603 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 334 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 95 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.