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Candlewick Lake is a big small town of 5,448 people in Boone County, Illinois. It's about 12 miles from Rockford, IL and 67 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,448people
$172kTypical home
$1,520/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
35"Snow
224Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,448
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,946 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 12 mi to Rockford, IL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,087/mo)
- Median rent $1,520/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 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 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to RFD airport
- 56 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 662 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 389 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 143 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
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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