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Clifton is a small town of 1,385 people in Iroquois County, Illinois. It's about 12 miles from Kankakee, IL and 64 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $844 a month.
1,385people
$205kTypical home
$844/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
21"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,385
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,489 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Chicago, IL
- 12 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,295/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (396 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to GYY airport
- 60 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 588 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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