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Garden Prairie is a tiny town of 403 people in Boone County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from Rockford, IL and 60 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $1k a month.
403people
$202kTypical home
$1,041/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
224Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 403
- Part of a metro area
- About 632 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Rockford, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,272/mo)
- Median rent $1,041/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (393 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 40% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RFD airport
- 46 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 652 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 603 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 163 bars within 25 mi
- 124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: R+14 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.