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Country around Wellington is a rural area of about 347 people in Iroquois County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Kankakee, IL and 90 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $1k a month.
347people
$76kTypical home
$1,098/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
21"Snow
224Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 347 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Chicago, IL
- 40 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$477/mo)
- Median rent $1,098/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (650 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LAF airport
- 86 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 568 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iroquois County: R+57 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk