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Davis Junction is a small town of 2,757 people in Ogle County, Illinois. It's about 10 miles from Rockford, IL and 75 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,757people
$206kTypical home
$1,093/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
36"Snow
226Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,757
- Part of a metro area
- About 656 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Chicago, IL
- 10 mi to Rockford, IL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,296/mo)
- Median rent $1,093/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 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 32
- 46% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to RFD airport
- 62 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 668 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 292 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.