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Buckingham is a tiny town of 308 people in Kankakee County, Illinois. It's about 17 miles from Kankakee, IL and 60 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $1k a month.
308people
$129kTypical home
$1,313/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
24"Snow
224Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 308
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,227 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Chicago, IL
- 17 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$815/mo)
- Median rent $1,313/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (483 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to BMI airport
- 56 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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