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Long Lake is a small town of 3,307 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 20 miles from Kenosha, WI and 43 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 $220k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,307people
$220kTypical home
$1,530/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,307
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,803 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Chicago, IL
- 20 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,388/mo)
- Median rent $1,530/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 16.0% 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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 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 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ORD airport
- 29 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 748 ft
- 627 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 141 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,579 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 266 bars within 25 mi
- 396 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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