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Shorewood is a small city of 18,343 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 34 miles from Kankakee, IL and 35 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $338k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,343people
$338kTypical home
$1,479/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
20"Snow
224Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,343
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,269 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Chicago, IL
- 34 mi to Kankakee, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $338k (≈$2,130/mo)
- Median rent $1,479/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 2.2% 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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MDW airport
- 30 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 620 ft
- 613 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 89 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,255 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 169 bars within 25 mi
- 378 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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