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Lemont is a small city of 17,820 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 19 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $469k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,820people
$469kTypical home
$1,209/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,820
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,020 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Chicago, IL
- 19 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $469k (≈$2,956/mo)
- Median rent $1,209/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (627 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 36% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MDW airport
- 15 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 742 ft
- 604 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 153 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,458 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 825 bars within 25 mi
- 1,316 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 160 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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