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Winfield is a big small town of 10,095 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $386k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,095people
$386kTypical home
$1,493/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
34"Snow
224Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,095
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,262 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Chicago, IL
- 24 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $386k (≈$2,436/mo)
- Median rent $1,493/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (278 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ORD airport
- 15 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 755 ft
- 617 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 196 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 662 bars within 25 mi
- 1,214 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 142 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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