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Evergreen Park is a small city of 19,420 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 8 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,420people
$268kTypical home
$1,420/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
38"Snow
222Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,420
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,140 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Chicago, IL
- 8 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,687/mo)
- Median rent $1,420/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,161 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to MDW airport
- 5 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 630 ft
- 591 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 146 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,669 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 947 bars within 25 mi
- 1,336 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 159 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 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