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Wood Dale is a big small town of 13,933 people in DuPage County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $319k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,933people
$319kTypical home
$1,675/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
39"Snow
222Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,933
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,909 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $319k (≈$2,011/mo)
- Median rent $1,675/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (878 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ORD airport
- 4 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 686 ft
- 610 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 213 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,679 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 920 bars within 25 mi
- 1,669 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 197 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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