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Grandwood Park is a big small town of 5,262 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 15 miles from Kenosha, WI and 41 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,262people
$331kTypical home
$1,836/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
162Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,262
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,642 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Chicago, IL
- 15 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,084/mo)
- Median rent $1,836/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 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 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ORD airport
- 29 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 755 ft
- 621 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 133 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,496 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 267 bars within 25 mi
- 376 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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