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Homer Glen is a small city of 24,529 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $419k and rent runs about $2k a month.
24,529people
$419kTypical home
$1,861/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
29"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,529
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,104 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Chicago, IL
- 21 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $419k (≈$2,641/mo)
- Median rent $1,861/mo
- Median household income $137k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (315 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MDW airport
- 16 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 761 ft
- 601 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 141 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,237 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 579 bars within 25 mi
- 976 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 120 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Will County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk