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Diamond is a small town of 2,984 people in Grundy County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Kankakee, IL and 48 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,984people
$220kTypical home
$1,357/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
21"Snow
224Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,984
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,571 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Chicago, IL
- 24 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,389/mo)
- Median rent $1,357/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (33 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (334 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MDW airport
- 43 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 561 ft
- 610 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 360 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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