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Highwood is a big small town of 5,301 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 26 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $405k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,301people
$405kTypical home
$1,900/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
35"Snow
162Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,301
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,363 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Chicago, IL
- 26 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $405k (≈$2,556/mo)
- Median rent $1,900/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" 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 (72 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (531 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ORD airport
- 16 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 686 ft
- 608 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 148 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,872 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 706 bars within 25 mi
- 1,074 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 120 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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