Hot-summer humid continental
Prospect Heights, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois · Population 16k · 679 ft elevation
Living in Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 25 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Prospect Heights at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 679 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,610 hrs23th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $348k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,391/mo62th percentile
- Median household income
- $92k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.27%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.676th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 45 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 543 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2928th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 1.3″ | 11.3″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 21°F | 1.3″ | 10.7″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 30°F | 1.8″ | 5.5″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 39°F | 3.3″ | 1.3″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 50°F | 3.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 66°F | 3.1″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 65°F | 3.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 56°F | 3.0″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 44°F | 3.1″ | 0.2″ | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 33°F | 2.1″ | 1.8″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 7.6″ | 124 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