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Belvidere is a small city of 24,752 people in Boone County, Illinois. It's about 9 miles from Rockford, IL and 68 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $991 a month.
24,752people
$159kTypical home
$991/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
33"Snow
224Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,752
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,955 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Chicago, IL
- 9 mi to Rockford, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,002/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (468 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to RFD airport
- 54 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 758 ft
- 661 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 377 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 134 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: R+14 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk