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Lindenhurst is a big small town of 14,417 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Kenosha, WI and 44 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,417people
$294kTypical home
$1,768/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,417
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,184 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Chicago, IL
- 14 mi to Kenosha, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,855/mo)
- Median rent $1,768/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (244 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ORD airport
- 31 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 768 ft
- 623 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 127 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,333 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 258 bars within 25 mi
- 328 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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