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Coal City is a big small town of 5,317 people in Grundy County, Illinois. It's about 25 miles from Kankakee, IL and 49 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,317people
$202kTypical home
$1,123/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
21"Snow
224Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,317
- Part of a metro area
- About 922 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Chicago, IL
- 25 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,271/mo)
- Median rent $1,123/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (46 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (456 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MDW airport
- 44 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 571 ft
- 611 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 336 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 100 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grundy County: R+30 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk