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Lake Bluff is a big small town of 6,041 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 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $777k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,041people
$777kTypical home
$2,063/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
39"Snow
162Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,041
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,482 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 $777k (≈$4,898/mo)
- Median rent $2,063/mo
- Median household income $204k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k)
- Low property crime (967 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 39% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 79% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ORD airport
- 21 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 715 ft
- 611 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 146 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,455 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 438 bars within 25 mi
- 684 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% 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
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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