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Hickory Hills is a big small town of 14,526 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 11 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,526people
$288kTypical home
$1,145/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
39"Snow
222Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,526
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,108 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Chicago, IL
- 11 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,816/mo)
- Median rent $1,145/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Low property crime (931 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to MDW airport
- 6 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 689 ft
- 598 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 165 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,140 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 980 bars within 25 mi
- 1,511 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 172 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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