Electric companies in Cook County, Illinois
Cook County, IL ranks 1 of 102 Illinois counties for damaging wind risk, FEMA score 99.6. Cook County in Illinois has 5,185,812 residents and 1 utility listed by EIA.
Households in Cook County can pick a supplier. How to compare.
Cook County on the map
Cook County darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in Cook County
| Utility listed for Cook County, IL | Type | Home accounts in Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Edison Co in Cook County, IL | Investor Owned | 3,727,675 |
Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.
Outage risk in Cook County
Cook County, IL, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 739 in all, 14.3 per 100,000 residents of 5,185,812, rank 1 of 102 Illinois counties. Property damage in Cook County, IL: $1.3M, with 16 direct injuries or deaths.
Events by year in Cook County, IL
events a year, Cook County, IL
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- 15'16
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- 12'18
- 22'19
- 88'20
- 88'21
- 169'22
- 74'23
- 127'24
- 125'25
Events by type
| Cook County, IL | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County, IL, thunderstorm and high wind | Very High | 99.6 | 1 of 102 | 662 | 2022 (153) | $1.3M |
| Cook County, IL, tornado | Very High | 100.0 | 1 of 102 | 34 | 2024 (17) | $20K |
| Cook County, IL, hurricane and tropical storm | Very Low | 48.9 | 2 of 102 | 0 | none | $0 |
| Cook County, IL, ice storm | Very High | 97.2 | 1 of 102 | 1 | 2023 (1) | $0 |
| Cook County, IL, winter storm and heavy snow | Very High | 100.0 | 1 of 102 | 25 | 2022 (9) | $0 |
| Cook County, IL, heat wave | Very High | 99.8 | 1 of 102 | 17 | 2023 (6) | $0 |
Facts about Cook County
- Residents of Cook County, IL, ACS 2023
- 5,185,8121 of 102 Illinois counties
- Households in Cook County, IL
- 2,084,5782.49 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in Cook County, IL
- 57.5%1,198,834 owner and 885,744 renter households
- Median household income in Cook County, IL
- $81,79713 of 102 Illinois counties
- Housing units in Cook County, IL
- 2,270,349185,771 vacant or seasonal, 8.2% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in Cook County, IL
- 15.8%328,605 homes, 77 of 102 Illinois counties
- Utilities listed for Cook County, IL
- 11 with a home price: Commonwealth Edison Co
- ZIP areas touching Cook County, IL
- 17160004 to 60827
- Outage-linked storm events in Cook County, IL
- 739NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in Cook County, IL
- 74.1%median year built 1961
- Flood claims in Cook County, IL
- 1,180NFIP 2015 to 2025, $12.8M paid
- Home energy burden in Cook County, IL
- 2.1%$1,067 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Bill and heat pump calculator, Cook County
Compare Cook County with its neighbours
- DuPage County sits 16 miles west of Cook County, IL with 927,263 residents, 276 storm events, median home built 1978, energy burden 1.8%, income $110,502.
- Will County sits 25 miles south of Cook County, IL with 698,450 residents, 335 storm events, median home built 1992, energy burden 2.3%, income $107,799.
- Lake County sits 33 miles north of Cook County, IL with 711,885 residents, 188 storm events, median home built 1982, energy burden 1.9%, income $108,917.
- Kane County sits 31 miles west of Cook County, IL with 516,097 residents, 335 storm events, median home built 1984, energy burden 2.2%, income $100,678.
- Kendall County sits 36 miles southwest of Cook County, IL with 135,053 residents, 119 storm events, median home built 2001, energy burden 2.3%, income $110,474.
Cost of living with electricity in Cook County
Cook County, IL: electricity $1,067 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,271, 2.1% of $107,599 income. 2,066,248 households in Cook County, IL spend about $2.2 billion a year on electricity and $4.7 billion on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Cook County, IL ($22,094 a year) spend 9.1% of income, 4.3 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in Cook County, IL
| Cook County, IL | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County, IL, all households | 2,066,248 | $107,599 | $1,067 | $1,198 | $6 | 2.1% |
| Cook County, IL, lower income | 619,954 | $22,094 | $931 | $1,065 | $6 | 9.1% |
| Cook County, IL, owners | 1,188,945 | $138,622 | $1,275 | $1,533 | $9 | 2.0% |
| Cook County, IL, renters | 877,303 | $65,557 | $785 | $744 | $3 | 2.3% |
Housing and heating in Cook County
Cook County, IL: 1,683,152 of 2,270,349 homes were built before 1980 and 275,300 in 2000 or later. Cook County, IL has 903,365 detached houses, 776,514 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 18,976 mobile homes, and 885,744 of 2,084,578 households rent.
Age of homes in Cook County, IL
% of homes by decade built, Cook County, IL
- 28pre-40
- 740s
- 1450s
- 1360s
- 1270s
- 780s
- 690s
- 800s
- 410s
- 020+
Heating fuel in Cook County, IL
| Cook County, IL | Value | State median | Gap | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County, IL, median year built | 1961 | 1969 | -8 years | 83 of 102 |
| Cook County, IL, built before 1980 | 74.1% | 66.6% | +7.5 points | 25 of 102 |
| Cook County, IL, built 2000 or later | 12.1% | 14.2% | -2.1 points | 67 of 102 |
| Cook County, IL, detached houses | 39.8% | 78.6% | -38.8 points | 102 of 102 |
| Cook County, IL, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 34.2% | 5.4% | +28.8 points | 1 of 102 |
| Cook County, IL, mobile homes | 0.8% | 5.6% | -4.8 points | 99 of 102 |
| Cook County, IL, renter households | 42.5% | 23.2% | +19.3 points | 3 of 102 |
| Cook County, IL, median home value | $305,200 | $126,000 | +$179,200 | 3 of 102 |
| Cook County, IL, median gross rent a month | $1,381 | $793 | +$588 | 6 of 102 |
| Cook County, IL, people per household | 2.45 | 2.35 | +0.10 | 27 of 102 |
Flood claims and flood insurance in Cook County
Cook County, IL: 1,180 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $12.8M paid, median paid claim $6,934.
6,353 of 1,241,949 residential structures in Cook County, IL carry an NFIP contract. 11,775 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Cook County, IL on 8 Sep 2026. Cook County, IL lists 1,612 repetitive-loss properties, 115 of them severe repetitive loss.
Cook County, IL: claims history, not an outage count.
Flood claims by year in Cook County, IL
flood claims a year, Cook County, IL
- 214'15
- 68'16
- 140'17
- 86'18
- 84'19
- 290'20
- 67'21
- 23'22
- 124'23
- 41'24
- 43'25
| Cook County, IL | Value | Median county | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County, IL, claims 2015-2025 | 1,180 | — | 1 of 61 |
| Cook County, IL, paid 2015-2025 | $12.8M | — | 1 of 61 |
| Cook County, IL, median paid claim | $6,934 | — | — |
| Cook County, IL, claims per 1,000 homes | 0.9 | 1.1 | 36 of 61 |
| Cook County, IL, homes with flood insurance | 0.5% | 0.3% | 38 of 99 |
| Cook County, IL, policies in force | 11,775 | — | — |
| Cook County, IL, repetitive-loss properties | 1,612 | — | — |
Cook County, IL: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
Cook County: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Analyst note on Cook County
Cook County, IL counts 5,185,812 residents in 2,084,578 households. Cook County, IL touches 171 ZIP areas, 60004 to 60827, about 30,326 residents each. Household income in Cook County, IL is $81,797; 1,198,834 of its 2,084,578 households own.
328,605 of the 2,084,578 homes in Cook County, IL heat with electricity. Cook County, IL has 2,270,349 housing units, 185,771 (8.2%) vacant or seasonal, and 885,744 rented homes. Cook County, IL logged 739 storm events for its 5,185,812 residents.
The median home in Cook County, IL dates from 1961. Homes in Cook County, IL pay $1,067 a year for electricity.
Cities in Cook County
- Chicago electricity rates2,707,648 residents
- Cicero electricity rates83,223 residents
- Schaumburg electricity rates76,780 residents
- Evanston electricity rates76,552 residents
- Arlington Heights electricity rates76,220 residents
- Palatine electricity rates66,548 residents
- Skokie electricity rates66,427 residents
- Des Plaines electricity rates59,408 residents
- Orland Park electricity rates57,961 residents
- Oak Lawn electricity rates57,098 residents
- Berwyn electricity rates55,888 residents
- Mount Prospect electricity rates55,648 residents
- Tinley Park electricity rates55,007 residents
- Oak Park electricity rates53,315 residents
- Hoffman Estates electricity rates51,186 residents
- Glenview electricity rates47,682 residents
- Park Ridge electricity rates39,241 residents
- Streamwood electricity rates39,055 residents
- Wheeling electricity rates38,495 residents
- Calumet City electricity rates35,253 residents
- Northbrook electricity rates34,642 residents
- Elk Grove Village electricity rates32,132 residents
- Niles electricity rates30,262 residents
ZIP codes in Cook County
- 60004
- 60005
- 60007
- 60008
- 60010
- 60016
- 60018
- 60022
- 60025
- 60026
- 60029
- 60043
- 60053
- 60056
- 60062
- 60067
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- 60070
- 60074
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- 60089
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- 60103
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- 60120
- 60130
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- 60195
- 60201
- 60202
- 60203
- 60208
- 60301
- 60302
- 60304
- 60305
- 60402
- 60406
- 60409
- 60411
- 60415
- 60418
- 60419
- 60422
- 60425
- 60426
- 60428
- 60429
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- 60438
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- 60443
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- 60452
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- 60501
- 60513
- 60525
- 60526
- 60527
- 60534
- 60546
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- 60620
- 60621
- 60622
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- 60625
- 60626
- 60628
- 60629
- 60630
- 60631
- 60632
- 60633
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- 60639
- 60640
- 60641
- 60642
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- 60644
- 60645
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- 60651
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- 60654
- 60655
- 60656
- 60657
- 60659
- 60660
- 60661
- 60706
- 60707
- 60712
- 60714
- 60803
- 60804
- 60805
- 60827
Illinois: home prices since 2001, planned plants.
Questions on Cook County
Cook County, IL: what do homes pay for electricity?
No single price in Cook County, IL: 1 utility deliver power and homes pick a plan. Illinois average 15.87 cents per kWh, $110 a month at 693 kWh.
Cook County, IL: how many homes heat with electricity?
Cook County, IL: 328,605 of 2,084,578 occupied homes, 15.8%, rank 77 of 102.
Cook County, IL: median household income?
$81,797 in Cook County, IL, rank 13 of 102; 5,185,812 residents, 2,084,578 households.
Cook County, IL: outage-linked storms since 2015?
Cook County, IL: 739 NWS events, peak year 2022.
Cook County, IL: flood insurance claims since 2015?
Cook County, IL: 1,180 NFIP flood claims, $12.8M paid, 0.9 per 1,000 homes, 0.5% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in Cook County, IL?
Cook County, IL: median home built 1961; 74.1% predate 1980, 39.8% detached, 34.2% in 5+ unit buildings.
Cook County, IL: share of income for energy?
Cook County, IL homes spend $1,067 a year on electricity, $2,271 on all energy: 2.1% of $107,599; 9.1% for lower incomes.