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Preston Heights is a small town of 2,449 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 29 miles from Kankakee, IL and 31 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,449people
$144kTypical home
$1,197/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
18"Snow
224Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,449
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,115 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$909/mo)
- Median rent $1,197/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MDW airport
- 26 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 640 ft
- 606 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 109 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,486 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 230 bars within 25 mi
- 474 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Will County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk