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Hawthorn Woods is a big small town of 9,143 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 26 miles from Kenosha, WI and 34 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $619k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,143people
$619kTypical home
$1,477/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
43"Snow
224Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,143
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,123 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Chicago, IL
- 26 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $619k (≈$3,904/mo)
- Median rent $1,477/mo
- Median household income $220k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (37 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (166 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 47% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ORD airport
- 20 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 866 ft
- 621 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 176 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,475 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 348 bars within 25 mi
- 685 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 89 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 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
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.