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University Park is a big small town of 7,306 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 25 miles from Kankakee, IL and 27 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,306people
$153kTypical home
$1,649/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
28"Snow
222Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,306
- Part of a metro area
- About 681 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Chicago, IL
- 25 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$966/mo)
- Median rent $1,649/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,583 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 50% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to GYY airport
- 24 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 778 ft
- 586 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,367 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 329 bars within 25 mi
- 395 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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