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Lake Catherine is a tiny town of 968 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Kenosha, WI and 41 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $1k a month.
968people
$257kTypical home
$1,319/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
42"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 968
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,065 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 14 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,622/mo)
- Median rent $1,319/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 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 51
- 20% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MKE airport
- 34 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 761 ft
- 629 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,049 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 262 bars within 25 mi
- 250 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 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.