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Bourbonnais is a small city of 18,078 people in Kankakee County, Illinois. It's about 6 miles from Kankakee, IL and 46 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,078people
$253kTypical home
$1,269/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
25"Snow
222Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,078
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,941 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Chicago, IL
- 6 mi to Kankakee, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,596/mo)
- Median rent $1,269/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (486 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to GYY airport
- 42 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 692 ft
- 589 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 228 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kankakee County: R+21 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