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Zion is a small city of 24,600 people in Lake County, Illinois. It's about 9 miles from Kenosha, WI and 42 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,600people
$184kTypical home
$1,186/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
39"Snow
162Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,600
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,474 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 9 mi to Kenosha, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,159/mo)
- Median rent $1,186/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (314 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (861 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ORD airport
- 33 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 692 ft
- 616 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 98 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 927 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 220 bars within 25 mi
- 226 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: D+21 in 2024
- 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk