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Port Barrington is a small town of 1,477 people in McHenry County, Illinois. It's about 29 miles from Kenosha, WI and 38 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $380k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,477people
$380kTypical home
$1,900/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,477
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,273 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $380k (≈$2,394/mo)
- Median rent $1,900/mo
- Median household income $150k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (527 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ORD airport
- 24 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 627 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 168 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,999 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 263 bars within 25 mi
- 536 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McHenry County: R+5 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk