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Country around Harmon is a rural area of about 404 people in Lee County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Rockford, IL and 97 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $796 a month.
404people
$154kTypical home
$796/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
230Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 404 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Chicago, IL
- 47 mi to Rockford, IL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$972/mo)
- Median rent $796/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 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 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to RFD airport
- 87 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 683 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.