Living in Wheaton, IL
Suburb in Illinois
Wheaton is a suburb in Illinois, home to about 53,000 people, with 7.4 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, you can walk or take transit almost everywhere. Life moves at a very fast pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Wheaton a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 24 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Big job market: about 7.4 million people live within 31 mi
- Highly educated: 64% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, and 6 research universities are within 31 mi
- Safe: violent crime is 0.2× the US rate (FBI 2019)
👎 Cons
- Higher taxes: about $2,002 state income tax per resident, 2.08% property tax
- Cloudier than most places
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Key facts
Living in Wheaton: common questions
What is the cost of living in Wheaton?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $436k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,290 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 104, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Wheaton?
Illinois collects about $2,002 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 2.08% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Wheaton safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.2× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Wheaton?
Wheaton has cold winters: winter days average around 34°F and summer days around 83°F, with roughly 24″ of snow a year.
Does Wheaton get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding, cold waves and tornadoes: 4 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.06 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Wheaton?
The nearest major airport is ORD, about 14 mi away.
How Wheaton scores
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