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Lansing is a small city of 28,284 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 20 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $1k a month.
28,284people
$177kTypical home
$1,268/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
29"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,284
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,790 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Chicago, IL
- 20 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,116/mo)
- Median rent $1,268/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,620 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to GYY airport
- 19 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 640 ft
- 580 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,511 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 536 bars within 25 mi
- 733 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 84 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cook County: D+42 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk