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Albany is a tiny town of 776 people in Whiteside County, Illinois. It's about 26 miles from Davenport, IA and 130 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $724 a month.
776people
$149kTypical home
$724/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
231Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 776
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 725 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Chicago, IL
- 26 mi to Davenport, IA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$938/mo)
- Median rent $724/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (954 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MLI airport
- 120 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 717 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 188 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whiteside County: R+15 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk