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Orland Hills is a big small town of 6,719 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 19 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,719people
$280kTypical home
$1,359/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
33"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,719
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,868 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Chicago, IL
- 19 mi to Chicago, IL
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,768/mo)
- Median rent $1,359/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,114 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MDW airport
- 14 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 596 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 124 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,615 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 690 bars within 25 mi
- 1,082 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 134 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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