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Round Lake is a small city of 18,628 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 20 miles from Kenosha, WI and 41 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $279k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,628people
$279kTypical home
$1,710/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,628
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,350 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Chicago, IL
- 20 mi to Kenosha, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $279k (≈$1,757/mo)
- Median rent $1,710/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (438 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ORD airport
- 27 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 778 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 146 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,683 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 272 bars within 25 mi
- 434 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: D+21 in 2024
- 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk