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Palos Park is a small town of 4,816 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $465k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,816people
$465kTypical home
$1,435/moRent
88° / 33°Summer / winter
37"Snow
222Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,816
- Part of a metro area
- About 747 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Chicago, IL
- 14 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $465k (≈$2,930/mo)
- Median rent $1,435/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k)
- Low property crime (961 per 100k)
People
- Median age 60
- 19% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MDW airport
- 9 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 709 ft
- 597 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 146 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,710 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 948 bars within 25 mi
- 1,377 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 153 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.