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Sunnyland is a small town of 1,231 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 30 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,231people
$168kTypical home
$1,926/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
28"Snow
224Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,231
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,186 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 $168k (≈$1,058/mo)
- Median rent $1,926/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 55% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MDW airport
- 25 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 630 ft
- 610 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 120 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,911 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 300 bars within 25 mi
- 592 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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