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New Lenox is a small city of 28,006 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 27 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $400k and rent runs about $1k a month.
28,006people
$400kTypical home
$1,431/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
24"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,006
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,743 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Chicago, IL
- 27 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $400k (≈$2,522/mo)
- Median rent $1,431/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (782 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 45% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MDW airport
- 22 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 600 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,858 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 346 bars within 25 mi
- 601 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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