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Kildeer is a small town of 4,292 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 29 miles from Kenosha, WI and 30 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $771k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,292people
$771kTypical home
$1,477/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,292
- Part of a metro area
- About 995 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $771k (≈$4,860/mo)
- Median rent $1,477/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (845 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 39% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 78% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ORD airport
- 16 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 778 ft
- 618 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 191 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 491 bars within 25 mi
- 886 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 112 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: D+21 in 2024
- 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
- High 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.