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Lincolnwood is a big small town of 13,112 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 12 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $496k and rent runs about $4k a month.
13,112people
$496kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
37"Snow
162Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,112
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,871 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Chicago, IL
- 12 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $496k (≈$3,130/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,832 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 33% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ORD airport
- 9 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 599 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 163 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,895 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 847 bars within 25 mi
- 1,392 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 172 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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