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South Barrington is a big small town of 5,021 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 30 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $908k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,021people
$908kTypical home
$2,200/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,021
- Part of a metro area
- About 673 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Chicago, IL
- 30 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $908k (≈$5,728/mo)
- Median rent $2,200/mo
- Median household income $222k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,052 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 36% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ORD airport
- 15 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 869 ft
- 622 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 211 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,380 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 456 bars within 25 mi
- 985 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 133 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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