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Oak Park is a mid-size city of 53,292 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 6 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $466k and rent runs about $2k a month.
53,292people
$466kTypical home
$1,593/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
40"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 53,292
- Part of a metro area
- About 11,339 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Chicago, IL
- 6 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $466k (≈$2,935/mo)
- Median rent $1,593/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,946 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MDW airport
- 7 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 627 ft
- 599 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 186 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,276 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 916 bars within 25 mi
- 1,520 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 186 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% 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
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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