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Brook is a tiny town of 900 people in Newton County, Indiana. It's about 31 miles from Kankakee, IL and 69 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $880 a month.
900people
$116kTypical home
$880/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
28"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 900
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,329 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Chicago, IL
- 31 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$733/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LAF airport
- 67 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 558 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newton County: R+57 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 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