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Third Lake is a small town of 1,137 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 16 miles from Kenosha, WI and 40 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $362k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,137people
$362kTypical home
$1,477/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
224Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,137
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,934 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Chicago, IL
- 16 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $362k (≈$2,280/mo)
- Median rent $1,477/mo
- Median household income $150k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ORD airport
- 28 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 771 ft
- 621 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 141 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,576 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 271 bars within 25 mi
- 403 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: D+21 in 2024
- 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.