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Glen Ellyn is a small city of 28,390 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 20 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $544k and rent runs about $1k a month.
28,390people
$544kTypical home
$1,433/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
32"Snow
224Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,390
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,073 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Chicago, IL
- 20 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $544k (≈$3,430/mo)
- Median rent $1,433/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 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 (40 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (477 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ORD airport
- 11 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 612 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 217 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,781 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 970 bars within 25 mi
- 1,678 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 202 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DuPage County: D+13 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