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East Hazel Crest is a small town of 1,068 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,068people
$158kTypical home
$1,504/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
222Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,068
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,362 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $1,504/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 11.0% 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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" 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
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,707 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to GYY airport
- 15 mi to MDW (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 586 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,227 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 666 bars within 25 mi
- 908 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 115 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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