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Argyle is a tiny town of 324 people in Winnebago County, Illinois. It's about 9 miles from Rockford, IL and 70 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $1k a month.
324people
$277kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
37"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 324
- Part of a metro area
- About 369 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 9 mi to Rockford, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,749/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $140k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (556 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,718 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to RFD airport
- 59 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 912 ft
- 665 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 350 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 133 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winnebago County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.