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Elmhurst is a small city of 45,671 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $545k and rent runs about $2k a month.
45,671people
$545kTypical home
$1,975/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
39"Snow
222Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,671
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,470 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Chicago, IL
- 14 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $545k (≈$3,439/mo)
- Median rent $1,975/mo
- Median household income $150k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (729 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ORD airport
- 6 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 709 ft
- 607 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 213 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,803 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 961 bars within 25 mi
- 1,683 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 204 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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