Local servicesHospitalAdvocate Sherman Hospital2.9 miPost officeDundee Post Office1.7 miTown hallSleepy Hollow Village Hall1.2 miPoliceSleepy Hollow Police Department1.2 miFire stationWest Dundee Fire Department Public Safety Center 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 elementary, 2 middle, 2 otherElementaryLiberty Elementary School1.3 miSchoolSaint Catherine of Siena Catholic School1.4 miElementarySleepy Hollow Elementary School1.4 miCollegeJudson University3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD23 miInterstateI-902.6 miUS highwayUS 205.9 miAmtrakNaperville, IL NPV24 miRailBig TimberMetra3.6 miCoachElgin ILGreyhound4.1 miTransit2 stops within a milePace Suburban BusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60118 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:17 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:18 am – 4:24 pm
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People15,692 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.96,343 householdsMedian household income $104,572Median home value $340,000Median rent $1,532 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,221 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 8,960 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 14%, retail 13%Average commute 29 minutes75% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages44% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 10%, Russian or other Slavic 3%, other Indo-European languages 1%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 14°F40 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month May32 in of snow a year, on about 22 days15 days above 90°F, 139 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elgin station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksWillow Lakelake · 3.6 miTara Lakelake · under a mileJudson Universitycollege · 3.4 miIndian Trail Beachbeach · 5.1 miElgin Community Collegecollege · 6.3 miShoe Factory Road Woodswoods · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHuffman Parkpark · under a mileSabatino Parkpark · 1.0 miDixie Fromm Briggs Prairie Nature Preservestate conservation land · 2.4 mi · 151 acresPresidential Parkstate park · 4.5 miFox River Fenstate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 1,207 acresKemper Park Nature Preservestate conservation land · 3.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 10 Feb 201014 mi away, near Lily Lake, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202438 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighKane County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighTornado Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025226 of 365 days measured130 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 165main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kane County monitors, IL
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterAuroraserves 183,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation843 ft257 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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