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Ashton is a tiny town of 935 people in Lee County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from Rockford, IL and 79 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $898 a month.
935people
$114kTypical home
$898/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
30"Snow
230Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 935
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,297 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Chicago, IL
- 28 mi to Rockford, IL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$720/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 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 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to RFD airport
- 68 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 856 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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