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Country around Sublette is a rural area of about 843 people in Lee County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Rockford, IL and 83 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $961 a month.
843people
$160kTypical home
$961/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
28"Snow
230Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 843 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Chicago, IL
- 45 mi to Rockford, IL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,007/mo)
- Median rent $961/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 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 34
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to RFD airport
- 74 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 666 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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