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Joliet is a mid-size city of 150,445 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from Kankakee, IL and 33 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $1k a month.
150,445people
$266kTypical home
$1,276/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
20"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 150,445
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,270 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Chicago, IL
- 32 mi to Kankakee, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,676/mo)
- Median rent $1,276/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (340 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,141 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 40% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MDW airport
- 28 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 627 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,527 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 217 bars within 25 mi
- 483 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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