Hot-summer humid continental
River Forest, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois · Population 11k · 643 ft elevation
Living in River Forest
River Forest has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ 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.
River Forest at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 643 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,609 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $677k91th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,411/mo63th percentile
- Median household income
- $149k93th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.48%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.795th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 101 per 100k31th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,589 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1212th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 19°F | 1.5″ | 12.6″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 23°F | 1.5″ | 14.5″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 32°F | 1.9″ | 4.1″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 41°F | 3.6″ | 0.8″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 52°F | 4.1″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 68°F | 3.5″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 66°F | 4.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 59°F | 2.8″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 46°F | 3.5″ | — | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 35°F | 2.4″ | 0.6″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 9.7″ | 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