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Dolton is a small city of 20,825 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 15 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,825people
$151kTypical home
$1,384/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
32"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,825
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,556 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Chicago, IL
- 15 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$954/mo)
- Median rent $1,384/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,114 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to GYY airport
- 13 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 109 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,708 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 829 bars within 25 mi
- 1,019 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 118 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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