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Winnetka is a big small town of 12,484 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 19 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,484people
$1.3MTypical home
$1,842/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
34"Snow
162Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,484
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,275 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Chicago, IL
- 19 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$8,436/mo)
- Median rent $1,842/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 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 (47 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (687 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 43% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 85% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ORD airport
- 12 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 643 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 150 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,585 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 773 bars within 25 mi
- 1,285 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 152 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cook County: D+42 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