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Lake Zurich is a small city of 19,832 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 29 miles from Kenosha, WI and 32 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $435k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,832people
$435kTypical home
$1,909/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,832
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,865 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Kenosha, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $435k (≈$2,745/mo)
- Median rent $1,909/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k)
- Low property crime (897 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to ORD airport
- 18 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 876 ft
- 621 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 188 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,718 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 388 bars within 25 mi
- 761 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 101 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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