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Carbon Hill is a tiny town of 441 people in Grundy County, Illinois. It's about 26 miles from Kankakee, IL and 49 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $1k a month.
441people
$239kTypical home
$1,271/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
21"Snow
224Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 441
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,423 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Chicago, IL
- 26 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,505/mo)
- Median rent $1,271/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (489 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MDW airport
- 44 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 571 ft
- 613 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 321 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 83 bars within 25 mi
- 100 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grundy County: R+30 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk