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Wauconda is a big small town of 14,027 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 25 miles from Kenosha, WI and 38 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $279k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,027people
$279kTypical home
$1,371/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,027
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,766 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Chicago, IL
- 25 mi to Kenosha, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $279k (≈$1,757/mo)
- Median rent $1,371/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" 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 (52 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (190 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ORD airport
- 24 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 794 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 164 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,959 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 264 bars within 25 mi
- 518 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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