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Fox River Grove is a small town of 4,523 people in McHenry County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from Kenosha, WI and 37 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,523people
$299kTypical home
$2,210/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,523
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,642 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Chicago, IL
- 32 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,885/mo)
- Median rent $2,210/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (392 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 44% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ORD airport
- 22 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 784 ft
- 627 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 178 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,273 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 295 bars within 25 mi
- 617 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 87 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McHenry County: R+5 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk