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Park Forest is a small city of 21,156 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 25 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 $115k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,156people
$115kTypical home
$1,365/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
28"Snow
222Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,156
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,264 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Chicago, IL
- 25 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$727/mo)
- Median rent $1,365/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 4.0% of value
- 9.0% 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 (283 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,243 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to GYY airport
- 21 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 586 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 95 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,524 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 377 bars within 25 mi
- 452 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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