Living in Warrenville, IL
Warrenville is a big small town of 14,718 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 26 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 $286k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,718people
$286kTypical home
$1,926/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
224Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,718
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,713 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Chicago, IL
- 26 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,804/mo)
- Median rent $1,926/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 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 (69 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (685 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to ORD airport
- 18 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 719 ft
- 617 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 160 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,315 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 512 bars within 25 mi
- 1,013 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 118 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DuPage County: D+13 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