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Mokena is a small city of 20,021 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 23 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $401k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,021people
$401kTypical home
$1,254/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
26"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,021
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,293 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Chicago, IL
- 23 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $401k (≈$2,531/mo)
- Median rent $1,254/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MDW airport
- 19 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 732 ft
- 596 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 117 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,224 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 432 bars within 25 mi
- 681 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Will County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk