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Waukegan is a mid-size city of 89,076 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 15 miles from Kenosha, WI and 38 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $1k a month.
89,076people
$191kTypical home
$1,205/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
162Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 89,076
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,672 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Chicago, IL
- 15 mi to Kenosha, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,204/mo)
- Median rent $1,205/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (369 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,523 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ORD airport
- 27 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 722 ft
- 614 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 129 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,523 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 245 bars within 25 mi
- 412 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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