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Oak Brook is a big small town of 8,056 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $903k and rent runs about $3k a month.
8,056people
$903kTypical home
$2,590/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
42"Snow
222Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,056
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,010 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Chicago, IL
- 14 mi to Chicago, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $903k (≈$5,696/mo)
- Median rent $2,590/mo
- Median household income $176k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" 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
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,885 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 25% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ORD airport
- 10 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 702 ft
- 606 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 211 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,744 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 969 bars within 25 mi
- 1,671 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 205 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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