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Earlville is a small town of 1,942 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 47 miles from Rockford, IL and 66 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $966 a month.
1,942people
$142kTypical home
$966/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
29"Snow
224Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,942
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,617 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Chicago, IL
- 47 mi to Rockford, IL
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$897/mo)
- Median rent $966/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to RFD airport
- 59 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 649 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle County: R+19 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