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Northlake is a big small town of 12,513 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 13 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,513people
$260kTypical home
$1,123/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
38"Snow
222Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,513
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,940 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Chicago, IL
- 13 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,638/mo)
- Median rent $1,123/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k)
- Low property crime (929 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ORD airport
- 4 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 653 ft
- 605 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 206 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,656 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 956 bars within 25 mi
- 1,649 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 199 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cook County: D+42 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