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Des Plaines is a mid-size city of 59,156 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $336k and rent runs about $2k a month.
59,156people
$336kTypical home
$1,606/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
38"Snow
162Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 59,156
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,155 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,116/mo)
- Median rent $1,606/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (820 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ORD airport
- 4 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 663 ft
- 608 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 192 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,377 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 899 bars within 25 mi
- 1,559 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 189 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cook County: D+42 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