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Fox Lake Hills is a small town of 2,399 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 17 miles from Kenosha, WI and 46 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,399people
$245kTypical home
$1,390/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
42"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,399
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,892 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 17 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,545/mo)
- Median rent $1,390/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ORD airport
- 32 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 778 ft
- 628 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 124 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,293 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 266 bars within 25 mi
- 323 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: D+21 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk