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Cherry Valley is a small town of 3,749 people in Winnebago County, Illinois. It's about 5 miles from Rockford, IL and 72 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,749people
$233kTypical home
$1,024/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
35"Snow
224Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,749
- Part of a metro area
- About 446 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Chicago, IL
- 5 mi to Rockford, IL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,468/mo)
- Median rent $1,024/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°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
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (453 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,770 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to RFD airport
- 58 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 781 ft
- 665 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 333 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 119 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winnebago 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk