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Oak Forest is a small city of 26,805 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 16 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,805people
$255kTypical home
$1,328/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
33"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,805
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,443 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Chicago, IL
- 16 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,609/mo)
- Median rent $1,328/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (468 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MDW airport
- 12 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 669 ft
- 592 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 126 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,023 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 836 bars within 25 mi
- 1,175 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 135 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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