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Lakewood is a small town of 4,707 people in McHenry County, Illinois. It's about 35 miles from Rockford, IL and 45 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $553k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,707people
$553kTypical home
$1,401/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
35"Snow
224Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,707
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,026 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Chicago, IL
- 35 mi to Rockford, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $553k (≈$3,485/mo)
- Median rent $1,401/mo
- Median household income $174k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (263 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ORD airport
- 30 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 912 ft
- 636 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 119 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,410 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 222 bars within 25 mi
- 380 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McHenry County: R+5 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.