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South Holland is a small city of 20,911 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 17 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,911people
$217kTypical home
$1,856/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
31"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,911
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,890 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Chicago, IL
- 17 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,370/mo)
- Median rent $1,856/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 31" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,765 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to GYY airport
- 15 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 610 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 107 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,451 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 762 bars within 25 mi
- 953 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 112 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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