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Frankfort Square is a big small town of 9,560 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 23 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $306k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,560people
$306kTypical home
$1,622/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
222Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,560
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,830 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Chicago, IL
- 23 mi to Chicago, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $306k (≈$1,928/mo)
- Median rent $1,622/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MDW airport
- 18 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 715 ft
- 592 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,210 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 429 bars within 25 mi
- 669 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Will County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk