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Ingalls Park is a small town of 3,015 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,015people
$158kTypical home
$1,408/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
22"Snow
224Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,015
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,716 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Chicago, IL
- 28 mi to Chicago, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$995/mo)
- Median rent $1,408/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MDW airport
- 23 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 646 ft
- 604 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 112 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,869 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 312 bars within 25 mi
- 586 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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