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Darien is a small city of 21,879 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 17 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $399k and rent runs about $2k a month.
21,879people
$399kTypical home
$1,857/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
34"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,879
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,544 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Chicago, IL
- 17 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $399k (≈$2,514/mo)
- Median rent $1,857/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (704 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MDW airport
- 12 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 758 ft
- 606 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 186 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,429 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 980 bars within 25 mi
- 1,570 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 187 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DuPage County: D+13 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