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Olympia Fields is a small town of 4,734 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 22 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $4k a month.
4,734people
$329kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
28"Snow
222Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,734
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,611 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Chicago, IL
- 22 mi to Chicago, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,075/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,325 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to GYY airport
- 19 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 682 ft
- 587 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,198 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 469 bars within 25 mi
- 653 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 80 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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