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Life in Oak Park, Illinois

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Are you thinking of moving or relocating to Oak Park, Illinois? Would you like to know what the quality of life is like living in Oak Park?

Julie Segraves reports in this review:

Weather	How much crime?	What are the neighborhoods like?	What are the people like?
Oak Park is just outside of the city of Chicago. It is a little warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter, since it is further from the lake.The temperature in the winter varies between 20 and 35 degrees. In the summer it varies from 68 to 84 degrees. Though there may be snow on the ground all winter, Oak Park averages no more than 2 to 4 inches in any given winter month.	Though much of Oak Park's crime is property-related, it does have its share of violent crimes, but the town is still well below the national average.	Oak Park has several distinct areas. Oak Park, north of Lake St., is fairly wealthy. Further north to the border is a mostly middle class area. Large apartments and rental units are clustered around the downtown shopping area and the southwest portion of Oak Park. Much oof the crime occurs in these areas, from roughly Lake St. to the Eisenhower Expressway. The majority of Oak Park is single family homes, duplexes and townhouse-type housing.	The people in Oak Park are friendly, helpful and tend towards activism, for any number of causes. If you enjoy joining groups and getting involved in issues of the day, this is the place for you.
Downtown Area	Schools	Single life	Noise
The downtown shopping area is walkable and well laid out. It has chain stores as well as numerous niche small businesses that are always intersting.	Oak Park - River Forest is the high school for the village. It is well-rated and has an excellent athletic program.	Oak Park has many restaurants with bars, but it has no nightclubs. If you like joining groups, that is good way to meet people.	There are no unusual noise sources. It's far enough from O'Hare that the airport isn't a problem.
town comparison vs.	Best hospital	Tourist attractions	General comments
Oak Park is similar to Evanston, which is actually a city, but its people are very similar; activists, involved, friendly and involved.	The best hospital in the region is Loyola Medical Center and is located less than 7 miles from Oak Park.	Oak Park has a Frank Lloyd Wright house tour which is always interesting. It has 2 swimming pools, ice skating rinks and many parks with tennis courts.	Oak Park is a great town to live in. There are excellent parks, nice people and good neighbors. It is walkable and good for bike riding and is close to several public transportation lines.

Oak Park, Illinois population: 51878

How many black people live in Oak Park? How many white people?

Number of White People	35121	Percentage of White people	67.7%
Number of Black People	12235	Percentage of Black people	23.6%
Number of Hispanic People	3976	Percentage of Hispanic people	7.6%
Number of Asian People	3271	Percentage of Asian people	6.3%
Number of American Indian People	416	Percentage of American Indian people	0.8%

Note: Numbers may add up to >100% because some people are more than one race.

Oak Park, Illinois

Percent college grads: 66.9%
Percent grad school grads: 34.6%
Unemployment rate: 6
Median house value: 393300
Median income: 73068

How many singles in Oak Park?

Single men ages 20-34	Single women ages 20-34	Ratio of single men to women age 20-34
2582	2952	0.87men for each woman
Single men ages 35-44	Single women ages 35-44	Ratio of single men to women age 35-44
1073	1790	0.6men for each woman
Single men ages 45-54	Single women ages 45-54	Ratio of single men to women age 45-54
1045	1873	0.56men for each woman

Crimes in Oak Park, Illinois

Crimes	Absolute numbers	Average percentage chance of being a victim in
by type	of crimes	One Year	Five Years
Murders	1	0%	0%
Robberies	138	0%	1%
Aggr. Assault	48	0%	1%
Burglary	380	2%	10%
Auto Theft	71	0%	1%

Weather History for Oak Park, Illinois

Oak Park, Illinois Basic Temperatue and Weather (30 year averages)

Month	Number of Days 30's (degrees)	Number of Days 40's (degrees)	Number of Days 50's (degrees)	Number of Days 60's (degrees)	Number of Days 70's (degrees)	Number of Days 80's (degrees)
January	31	0	0	0	0	0
February	25	4	0	0	0	0
March	0	29	2	0	0	0
April	0	0	22	8	0	0
May	0	0	0	23	8	0
June	0	0	0	0	23	7
July	0	0	0	0	0	31
August	0	0	0	0	3	28
September	0	0	0	3	27	0
October	0	0	8	23	0	0
November	0	16	14	0	0	0
December	28	3	0	0	0	0
Average year	84	52	46	57	61	66

Realistic temperatures, taking into account precipitation, amount of sunlight during the day, winds during the day, and humidity during hot days.

Month	Number of Days 0-20's (degrees)	Number of Days 20's (degrees)	Number of Days 30's (degrees)	Number of Days 40's (degrees)	Number of Days 50's (degrees)	Number of Days 60's (degrees)	Number of Days 70's (degrees)	Number of Days 80's (degrees)
January	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
February	22	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
March	0	20	8	3	0	0	0	0
April	0	0	0	21	9	0	0	0
May	0	0	0	0	11	20	0	0
June	0	0	0	0	0	10	7	13
July	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31
August	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	30
September	0	0	0	0	0	7	12	11
October	0	0	0	14	9	5	3	0
November	0	17	8	5	0	0	0	0
December	27	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Average year	80	47	16	43	29	42	23	85

How many hot humid days a year does Oak Park, Illinois have?
How many cloudy days a year does Oak Park, Illinois have?
How many sunny days a year does Oak Park, Illinois have? How sunny is it?
How many windy days a year does Oak Park, Illinois have? How windy is it?
See below for the answers!

Month	Number of hot, humid days	Number of very windy days	Number of windy days	Number of clear days	Number of moderately cloudly days	Number of somewhat cloudy days	Number of very cloudy days
January	0	31	0	7	1	5	16
February	0	28	0	6	1	5	13
March	0	31	0	6	2	7	14
April	0	30	0	6	2	7	12
May	0	31	0	7	3	8	11
June	16	14	16	7	4	9	8
July	31	0	31	7	5	10	7
August	31	0	31	8	5	9	7
September	1	6	24	9	3	7	8
October	0	31	0	8	3	7	11
November	0	30	0	6	2	6	14
December	0	31	0	7	1	5	16
Average year	79	263	102	89	38	90	143

(Note: Humidity, wind, and cloudcover information is based on (a) 30 year averages and in many cases (b) a large nearby weather station. If you're in an area with a lot of "micro climates" actual conditions may vary.)

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Sources of information: Census, FBI Crime Statistics, NOAA
Disclaimer: The information presented here are for the general population, assume the same rate of crime in the future, and an evenly distributed amount of crime throughout the city in question. They are not meant to accurately predict whether one person in particular will be a victim of crime. Percentages are based on the population of the city/town in question, except for burglaries, which are based on the number of households.