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Amboy is a small town of 2,384 people in Lee County, Illinois. It's about 40 miles from Rockford, IL and 86 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $824 a month.
2,384people
$135kTypical home
$824/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
29"Snow
230Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,384
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 384 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Chicago, IL
- 40 mi to Rockford, IL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$850/mo)
- Median rent $824/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to RFD airport
- 76 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 764 ft
- 672 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+22 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk