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Gilberts is a big small town of 8,606 people in Kane County, Illinois. It's about 37 miles from Rockford, IL and 40 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,606people
$347kTypical home
$1,901/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
34"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,606
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,568 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Chicago, IL
- 37 mi to Rockford, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,190/mo)
- Median rent $1,901/mo
- Median household income $146k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (32 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (283 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ORD airport
- 26 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 138 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,819 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 245 bars within 25 mi
- 483 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kane County: D+9 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk