Living in La Grange Park, IL
La Grange Park is a big small town of 13,447 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 10 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $440k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,447people
$440kTypical home
$1,442/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
39"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,447
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,022 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Chicago, IL
- 10 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $440k (≈$2,773/mo)
- Median rent $1,442/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (599 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MDW airport
- 7 mi to MDW (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 198 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,672 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 977 bars within 25 mi
- 1,654 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 203 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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