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Deer Park is a small town of 3,711 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 31 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $661k and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,711people
$661kTypical home
$2,754/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
40"Snow
224Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,711
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,011 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Chicago, IL
- 31 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $661k (≈$4,170/mo)
- Median rent $2,754/mo
- Median household income $174k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 40% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ORD airport
- 16 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 195 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,168 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 475 bars within 25 mi
- 893 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 118 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: D+21 in 2024
- 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk