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Cissna Park is a tiny town of 903 people in Iroquois County, Illinois. It's about 37 miles from Kankakee, IL and 88 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $745 a month.
903people
$130kTypical home
$745/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
22"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 903
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,246 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Chicago, IL
- 37 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$822/mo)
- Median rent $745/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (650 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to CMI airport
- 85 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 580 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iroquois County: R+57 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk