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Chemung is a tiny town of 239 people in McHenry County, Illinois. It's about 23 miles from Rockford, IL and 57 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $1k a month.
239people
$185kTypical home
$1,401/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
224Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 239
- Part of a metro area
- About 851 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 23 mi to Rockford, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,163/mo)
- Median rent $1,401/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (527 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 70
- 22% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to RFD airport
- 49 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 909 ft
- 654 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 554 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 190 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McHenry County: R+5 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.