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Lincolnshire is a big small town of 7,980 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 27 miles from Kenosha, WI and 28 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $678k and rent runs about $3k a month.
7,980people
$678kTypical home
$2,858/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
38"Snow
162Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,980
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,747 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Chicago, IL
- 27 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $678k (≈$4,274/mo)
- Median rent $2,858/mo
- Median household income $186k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k)
- Low property crime (922 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ORD airport
- 15 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 612 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 174 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,802 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 679 bars within 25 mi
- 1,029 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 110 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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