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Tower Lakes is a small town of 1,106 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 29 miles from Kenosha, WI and 36 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $510k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,106people
$510kTypical home
$1,477/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
40"Snow
224Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,106
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,203 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $510k (≈$3,218/mo)
- Median rent $1,477/mo
- Median household income $154k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (451 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ORD airport
- 21 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 778 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 174 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 284 bars within 25 mi
- 583 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 84 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% 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
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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.