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Wilmington is a big small town of 5,494 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 22 miles from Kankakee, IL and 43 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $888 a month.
5,494people
$224kTypical home
$888/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
19"Snow
224Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,494
- Part of a metro area
- About 391 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Chicago, IL
- 22 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,411/mo)
- Median rent $888/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (863 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MDW airport
- 39 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 532 ft
- 606 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 498 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 151 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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