IL area data
Great Lakes, IL
Great Lakes, IL.
Population: 14,400 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 325.3 (+6.1% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $2,340/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,010/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 100.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 17.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.30/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Charter schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coldWave, strongWind, tornado, inlandFlooding, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 41.8 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 40
- Days with Good air quality
- 201
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Pullman National Historical Park (44 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Waukegan National Airport (UGN) (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) (14 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 82
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.2 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 110
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,979
- Mean commute to work
- 9 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 86.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 289,339
- Average weekly wage
- $1,795
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Administrative Services, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 432
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