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Itasca is a big small town of 9,355 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 20 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $391k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,355people
$391kTypical home
$1,892/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,355
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,858 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Chicago, IL
- 20 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $391k (≈$2,464/mo)
- Median rent $1,892/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (37 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (515 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ORD airport
- 6 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 709 ft
- 612 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 217 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,649 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 912 bars within 25 mi
- 1,649 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 191 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DuPage County: D+13 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