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Galt is a tiny town of 213 people in Whiteside County, Illinois. It's about 47 miles from Davenport, IA and 107 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $856 a month.
213people
$127kTypical home
$856/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
29"Snow
230Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 213
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 729 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Chicago, IL
- 47 mi to Davenport, IA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$801/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 2.1% 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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (954 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 69
- 23% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to RFD airport
- 96 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 643 ft
- 694 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whiteside County: R+15 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.