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Gages Lake is a big small town of 10,819 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 17 miles from Kenosha, WI and 39 miles from Chicago, IL, 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 $311k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,819people
$311kTypical home
$1,693/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
42"Snow
162Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,819
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,635 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Chicago, IL
- 17 mi to Kenosha, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,958/mo)
- Median rent $1,693/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 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 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ORD airport
- 26 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 787 ft
- 619 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 144 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,738 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 278 bars within 25 mi
- 454 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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