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Park Ridge is a small city of 38,667 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 15 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $551k and rent runs about $2k a month.
38,667people
$551kTypical home
$1,537/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
38"Snow
162Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 38,667
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,455 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Chicago, IL
- 15 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $551k (≈$3,476/mo)
- Median rent $1,537/mo
- Median household income $143k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (750 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ORD airport
- 4 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 650 ft
- 605 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 185 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,346 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 908 bars within 25 mi
- 1,551 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 185 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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