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Ashkum is a tiny town of 918 people in Iroquois County, Illinois. It's about 16 miles from Kankakee, IL and 68 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $798 a month.
918people
$151kTypical home
$798/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
21"Snow
224Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 918
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,099 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Chicago, IL
- 16 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$950/mo)
- Median rent $798/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (650 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to BMI airport
- 64 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 588 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iroquois County: R+57 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk