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Dixon is a big small town of 14,910 people in Lee County, Illinois. It's about 36 miles from Rockford, IL and 92 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $912 a month.
14,910people
$121kTypical home
$912/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
31"Snow
230Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,910
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,568 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Chicago, IL
- 36 mi to Rockford, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$762/mo)
- Median rent $912/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" 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 (117 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to RFD airport
- 81 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 751 ft
- 681 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+22 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