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Forreston is a small town of 1,360 people in Ogle County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from Rockford, IL and 99 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $744 a month.
1,360people
$130kTypical home
$744/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
33"Snow
226Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,360
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,442 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Chicago, IL
- 28 mi to Rockford, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$819/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (330 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to RFD airport
- 86 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 938 ft
- 692 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ogle County: R+29 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