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Elburn is a big small town of 6,354 people in Kane County, Illinois. It's about 40 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,354people
$389kTypical home
$1,708/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,354
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,694 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Chicago, IL
- 40 mi to Chicago, IL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $389k (≈$2,455/mo)
- Median rent $1,708/mo
- Median household income $128k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (577 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ORD airport
- 29 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 824 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,616 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 187 bars within 25 mi
- 513 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kane County: D+9 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk