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North Chicago is a small city of 30,643 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 19 miles from Kenosha, WI and 34 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $1k a month.
30,643people
$160kTypical home
$1,426/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
40"Snow
162Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,643
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,832 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Chicago, IL
- 19 mi to Kenosha, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,006/mo)
- Median rent $1,426/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (639 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 36% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 23% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ORD airport
- 23 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 613 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 138 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,943 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 300 bars within 25 mi
- 548 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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