Hot-summer humid continental
Homer Glen, Illinois
Will County, Illinois · Population 25k · 741 ft elevation
Living in Homer Glen
Homer Glen has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Homer Glen at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 741 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,657 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $400k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,737/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $129k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.24%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 36 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 16°F | 2.2″ | 10.6″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 8.7″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 2.7″ | 4.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 4.1″ | 0.9″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.8″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.7″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 3.3″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 2.7″ | 1.2″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 2.1″ | 7.5″ | 127 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology