IL area data
Wolf Lake, IL
Wolf Lake, IL.
Population: 218 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 325.3 (+6.1% YoY)
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
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- strongWind, coldWave, earthquake, heatWave, iceStorm
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 58.0°F
- Average high
- 68.0°F
- Average low
- 48.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 50.5 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park (47 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Mooseberry Airport (11 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Southern Illinois Airport (MDH) (21 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 16
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.3 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,978
- Median annual property tax
- $1,654
- Households with broadband internet
- 37.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,657
- Average weekly wage
- $734
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Finance & Insurance, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 13
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