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Fox Lake is a big small town of 11,131 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 19 miles from Kenosha, WI and 45 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,131people
$228kTypical home
$1,047/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,131
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,421 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 19 mi to Kenosha, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,438/mo)
- Median rent $1,047/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (824 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ORD airport
- 34 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 761 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 117 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 247 bars within 25 mi
- 271 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 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