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Lisle is a small city of 23,407 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $407k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,407people
$407kTypical home
$1,658/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
25"Snow
224Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,407
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,394 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Chicago, IL
- 21 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $407k (≈$2,565/mo)
- Median rent $1,658/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ORD airport
- 16 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 612 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 177 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,221 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 902 bars within 25 mi
- 1,518 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 172 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 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
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- DuPage County: D+13 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