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Westmont is a small city of 23,724 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 15 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $379k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,724people
$379kTypical home
$1,533/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
37"Snow
222Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,724
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,714 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Chicago, IL
- 15 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $379k (≈$2,391/mo)
- Median rent $1,533/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 37" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Low property crime (941 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MDW airport
- 11 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 606 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 197 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,707 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 976 bars within 25 mi
- 1,664 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 202 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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