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Capron is a small town of 1,311 people in Boone County, Illinois. It's about 19 miles from Rockford, IL and 60 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $900 a month.
1,311people
$160kTypical home
$900/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
32"Snow
224Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,311
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,698 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 19 mi to Rockford, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,010/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" 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 31
- 34% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to RFD airport
- 52 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 919 ft
- 657 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 541 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 183 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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