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Caledonia is a tiny town of 226 people in Boone County, Illinois. It's about 11 miles from Rockford, IL and 67 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $2k a month.
226people
$163kTypical home
$1,711/moRent
81° / 27°Summer / winter
36"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 226
- Part of a metro area
- About 218 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 11 mi to Rockford, IL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,029/mo)
- Median rent $1,711/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (393 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to RFD airport
- 57 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 951 ft
- 663 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 379 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 139 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: R+14 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.