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West Dundee is a big small town of 7,906 people in Kane County, Illinois. It's about 38 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $361k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,906people
$361kTypical home
$1,666/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
33"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,906
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,968 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Chicago, IL
- 38 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $361k (≈$2,275/mo)
- Median rent $1,666/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (796 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ORD airport
- 24 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 151 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,960 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 266 bars within 25 mi
- 534 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kane County: D+9 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk