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Westchester is a small city of 16,436 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 11 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $327k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,436people
$327kTypical home
$1,794/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
39"Snow
222Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,436
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,459 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Chicago, IL
- 11 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $327k (≈$2,064/mo)
- Median rent $1,794/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (37 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (304 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MDW airport
- 8 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 603 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 199 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,686 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 977 bars within 25 mi
- 1,659 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 205 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cook County: D+42 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