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Lake Barrington is a big small town of 5,442 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 30 miles from Kenosha, WI and 36 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $476k and rent runs about $4k a month.
5,442people
$476kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
40"Snow
224Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,442
- Part of a metro area
- About 949 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Chicago, IL
- 30 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$3,000/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 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 55
- 26% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ORD airport
- 21 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 807 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 178 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,348 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 304 bars within 25 mi
- 642 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 92 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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