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Freeport is a small city of 23,505 people in Stephenson County, Illinois. It's about 29 miles from Rockford, IL and 100 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $793 a month.
23,505people
$92kTypical home
$793/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
35"Snow
226Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,505
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,981 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 29 mi to Rockford, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$581/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (240 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,067 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to RFD airport
- 91 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 814 ft
- 698 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stephenson County: R+19 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk