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Elmwood Park is a small city of 23,868 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 9 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $1k a month.
23,868people
$339kTypical home
$1,334/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
40"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,868
- Part of a metro area
- About 12,509 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Chicago, IL
- 9 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,140/mo)
- Median rent $1,334/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,267 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ORD airport
- 6 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 633 ft
- 601 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 181 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,363 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 922 bars within 25 mi
- 1,554 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 186 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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