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Long Grove is a big small town of 8,305 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from Kenosha, WI and 30 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $805k and rent runs about $4k a month.
8,305people
$805kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,305
- Part of a metro area
- About 670 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Chicago, IL
- 28 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $805k (≈$5,074/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ORD airport
- 16 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 617 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 187 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,360 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 552 bars within 25 mi
- 935 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 109 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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