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Inverness is a big small town of 7,275 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 29 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $716k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,275people
$716kTypical home
$1,435/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,275
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,113 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Chicago, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $716k (≈$4,513/mo)
- Median rent $1,435/mo
- Median household income $207k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (664 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 24% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ORD airport
- 14 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 619 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 208 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,695 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 564 bars within 25 mi
- 1,051 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 138 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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.