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Channahon is a big small town of 13,927 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 30 miles from Kankakee, IL and 41 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $328k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,927people
$328kTypical home
$1,708/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
19"Snow
224Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,927
- Part of a metro area
- About 841 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Chicago, IL
- 30 mi to Kankakee, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $328k (≈$2,068/mo)
- Median rent $1,708/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (366 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MDW airport
- 36 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 613 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 764 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 118 bars within 25 mi
- 262 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Will County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk