Living in Cedarville, IL
Cedarville is a tiny town of 690 people in Stephenson County, Illinois. It's about 30 miles from Rockford, IL and 97 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $798 a month.
690people
$126kTypical home
$798/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
35"Snow
226Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 690
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,497 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 30 mi to Rockford, IL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$793/mo)
- Median rent $798/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (749 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to RFD airport
- 93 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 873 ft
- 700 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stephenson County: R+19 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
- High 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.