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Wheaton is a mid-size city of 53,557 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 22 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $456k and rent runs about $2k a month.
53,557people
$456kTypical home
$1,799/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
29"Snow
224Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 53,557
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,731 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Chicago, IL
- 22 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $456k (≈$2,874/mo)
- Median rent $1,799/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 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 (34 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (474 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ORD airport
- 13 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 614 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 197 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,428 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 927 bars within 25 mi
- 1,567 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 176 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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