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Downers Grove is a mid-size city of 50,054 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $450k and rent runs about $2k a month.
50,054people
$450kTypical home
$1,656/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
31"Snow
224Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 50,054
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,416 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $450k (≈$2,836/mo)
- Median rent $1,656/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (751 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MDW airport
- 14 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 728 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 195 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,726 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 979 bars within 25 mi
- 1,668 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 197 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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