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Indian Head Park is a small town of 3,974 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 12 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $357k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,974people
$357kTypical home
$1,746/moRent
88° / 33°Summer / winter
38"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,974
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,264 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Chicago, IL
- 12 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $357k (≈$2,249/mo)
- Median rent $1,746/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 22 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 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MDW airport
- 8 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 189 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,681 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,001 bars within 25 mi
- 1,652 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 193 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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