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Knollwood is a small town of 1,864 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from Kenosha, WI and 32 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $393k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,864people
$393kTypical home
$1,659/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
40"Snow
162Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,864
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,081 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Chicago, IL
- 21 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $393k (≈$2,478/mo)
- Median rent $1,659/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 50% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ORD airport
- 21 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 702 ft
- 613 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 148 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,415 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 418 bars within 25 mi
- 674 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 79 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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.