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Highland Park is a small city of 30,398 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 25 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 $607k and rent runs about $2k a month.
30,398people
$607kTypical home
$1,925/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
34"Snow
162Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,398
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,485 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Chicago, IL
- 25 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $607k (≈$3,830/mo)
- Median rent $1,925/mo
- Median household income $168k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (739 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 76% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ORD airport
- 15 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 656 ft
- 607 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 151 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,246 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 769 bars within 25 mi
- 1,173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 132 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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