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Posen is a big small town of 5,292 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,292people
$173kTypical home
$1,372/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
34"Snow
222Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,292
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,527 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 $173k (≈$1,090/mo)
- Median rent $1,372/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 34" 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
- Above-average violent crime (499 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,363 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 44% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MDW airport
- 11 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 589 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 907 bars within 25 mi
- 1,175 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 137 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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