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Willowbrook is a big small town of 9,131 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $359k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,131people
$359kTypical home
$1,747/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
37"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,131
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,546 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Chicago, IL
- 14 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $359k (≈$2,261/mo)
- Median rent $1,747/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 37" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,023 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MDW airport
- 10 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 742 ft
- 604 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 192 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,641 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 989 bars within 25 mi
- 1,638 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 195 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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