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Creston is a tiny town of 550 people in Ogle County, Illinois. It's about 23 miles from Rockford, IL and 67 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $988 a month.
550people
$167kTypical home
$988/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
30"Snow
224Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 550
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 480 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Chicago, IL
- 23 mi to Rockford, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,056/mo)
- Median rent $988/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" 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 (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (330 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to RFD airport
- 55 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 886 ft
- 658 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 206 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ogle County: R+29 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