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Franklin Grove is a tiny town of 988 people in Lee County, Illinois. It's about 31 miles from Rockford, IL and 83 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $800 a month.
988people
$124kTypical home
$800/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
30"Snow
230Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 988
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,375 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Chicago, IL
- 31 mi to Rockford, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$784/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to RFD airport
- 72 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 824 ft
- 673 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+22 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