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Deerfield is a small city of 19,518 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $623k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,518people
$623kTypical home
$2,482/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
35"Snow
162Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,518
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,524 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Chicago, IL
- 24 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $623k (≈$3,931/mo)
- Median rent $2,482/mo
- Median household income $182k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (30 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (693 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 81% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ORD airport
- 13 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 164 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,466 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 811 bars within 25 mi
- 1,237 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 147 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% 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
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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