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Byron is a small town of 3,743 people in Ogle County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Rockford, IL and 84 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $929 a month.
3,743people
$199kTypical home
$929/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
34"Snow
226Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,743
- Part of a metro area
- About 805 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Chicago, IL
- 14 mi to Rockford, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,253/mo)
- Median rent $929/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (132 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to RFD airport
- 71 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 689 ft
- 676 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 285 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ogle County: R+29 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk