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Glencoe is a big small town of 8,701 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,701people
$1.4MTypical home
$2,211/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
34"Snow
162Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,701
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,340 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Chicago, IL
- 21 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$9,033/mo)
- Median rent $2,211/mo
- Median household income $249k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (816 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 40% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 86% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ORD airport
- 13 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 682 ft
- 604 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 144 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,551 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 792 bars within 25 mi
- 1,272 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 143 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cook County: D+42 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