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Palatine is a mid-size city of 66,293 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 27 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $356k and rent runs about $2k a month.
66,293people
$356kTypical home
$1,549/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 66,293
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,696 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Chicago, IL
- 27 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $356k (≈$2,242/mo)
- Median rent $1,549/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (738 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ORD airport
- 12 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 617 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 208 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,309 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 754 bars within 25 mi
- 1,213 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 139 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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