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Streamwood is a small city of 39,001 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $2k a month.
39,001people
$271kTypical home
$1,809/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
34"Snow
224Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,001
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,995 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Chicago, IL
- 28 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,710/mo)
- Median rent $1,809/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (624 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ORD airport
- 14 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 787 ft
- 621 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 213 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,568 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 511 bars within 25 mi
- 1,044 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 140 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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