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Country around Compton is a rural area of about 595 people in Lee County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 38 miles from Rockford, IL and 72 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $1k a month.
595people
$97kTypical home
$1,143/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
29"Snow
230Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 595 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Chicago, IL
- 38 mi to Rockford, IL
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$613/mo)
- Median rent $1,143/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 30% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to RFD airport
- 63 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 958 ft
- 659 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+22 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk