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Country around Verona is a rural area of about 671 people in Grundy County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Kankakee, IL and 60 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
671people
$224kTypical home
$1,074/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
24"Snow
224Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 671 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Chicago, IL
- 36 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,410/mo)
- Median rent $1,074/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (489 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MDW airport
- 55 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 623 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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