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Naperville is a mid-size city of 150,692 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 25 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $540k and rent runs about $2k a month.
150,692people
$540kTypical home
$1,885/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
27"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 150,692
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,829 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Chicago, IL
- 25 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $540k (≈$3,407/mo)
- Median rent $1,885/mo
- Median household income $155k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (563 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ORD airport
- 21 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 615 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 152 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,039 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 465 bars within 25 mi
- 923 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 113 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
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