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Donovan is a tiny town of 281 people in Iroquois County, Illinois. It's about 20 miles from Kankakee, IL and 66 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $910 a month.
281people
$87kTypical home
$910/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
21"Snow
224Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 281
- Part of a metro area
- About 857 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Chicago, IL
- 20 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$549/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (650 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to LAF airport
- 63 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 571 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iroquois County: R+57 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very 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.