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Burlington is a tiny town of 425 people in Kane County, Illinois. It's about 29 miles from Rockford, IL and 48 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $2k a month.
425people
$296kTypical home
$1,517/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 425
- Part of a metro area
- About 62 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Rockford, IL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,868/mo)
- Median rent $1,517/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°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
- 38" 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
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (893 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to RFD airport
- 34 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 932 ft
- 641 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 912 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 147 bars within 25 mi
- 242 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kane County: D+9 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk