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Godley is a tiny town of 602 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 22 miles from Kankakee, IL and 50 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $1k a month.
602people
$145kTypical home
$1,386/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
22"Snow
224Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 602
- Part of a metro area
- About 556 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Chicago, IL
- 22 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$912/mo)
- Median rent $1,386/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (521 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to MDW airport
- 45 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 581 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 258 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 83 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Will County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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