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Volo is a big small town of 6,706 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 23 miles from Kenosha, WI and 42 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,706people
$320kTypical home
$2,169/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,706
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,626 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Chicago, IL
- 23 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,016/mo)
- Median rent $2,169/mo
- Median household income $161k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 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 34
- 53% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ORD airport
- 28 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 991 ft
- 627 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 146 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,700 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 266 bars within 25 mi
- 434 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 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