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German Valley is a tiny town of 467 people in Stephenson County, Illinois. It's about 22 miles from Rockford, IL and 96 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $904 a month.
467people
$130kTypical home
$904/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
34"Snow
226Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 467
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,004 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Chicago, IL
- 22 mi to Rockford, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$822/mo)
- Median rent $904/mo
- Median household income $74k
- 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)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (749 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RFD airport
- 83 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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