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Thornton is a small town of 1,940 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,940people
$155kTypical home
$1,107/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
222Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,940
- Part of a metro area
- About 817 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$978/mo)
- Median rent $1,107/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (252 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,086 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to GYY airport
- 16 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 647 bars within 25 mi
- 871 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 114 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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