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Hometown is a small town of 4,215 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 8 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,215people
$173kTypical home
$1,057/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
39"Snow
222Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,215
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,800 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Chicago, IL
- 8 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,093/mo)
- Median rent $1,057/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,114 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MDW airport
- 4 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 623 ft
- 593 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 152 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,911 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 964 bars within 25 mi
- 1,420 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 169 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.