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Palos Heights is a big small town of 12,152 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 13 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,152people
$367kTypical home
$1,997/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
38"Snow
222Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,152
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,214 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Chicago, IL
- 13 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,315/mo)
- Median rent $1,997/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,016 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MDW airport
- 9 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 595 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 146 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,689 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 956 bars within 25 mi
- 1,370 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 153 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.