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Willowbrook is a small town of 1,913 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,913people
$281kTypical home
$1,462/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
28"Snow
222Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,913
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,304 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Chicago, IL
- 28 mi to Chicago, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,770/mo)
- Median rent $1,462/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 3.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to GYY airport
- 26 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 577 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 258 bars within 25 mi
- 340 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Will County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.