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Davis is a tiny town of 535 people in Stephenson County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from Rockford, IL and 86 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $919 a month.
535people
$143kTypical home
$919/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
37"Snow
226Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 535
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,308 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 21 mi to Rockford, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$900/mo)
- Median rent $919/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (749 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to RFD airport
- 83 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 892 ft
- 690 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 296 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 132 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stephenson County: R+19 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk