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Bull Valley is a small town of 1,269 people in McHenry County, Illinois. It's about 31 miles from Kenosha, WI and 48 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $478k and rent runs about $4k a month.
1,269people
$478kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
35"Snow
224Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,269
- Part of a metro area
- About 129 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Chicago, IL
- 31 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $478k (≈$3,014/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $191k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (37 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ORD airport
- 33 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 958 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 189 bars within 25 mi
- 288 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McHenry County: R+5 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk