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Greenwood is a tiny town of 502 people in McHenry County, Illinois. It's about 29 miles from Kenosha, WI and 51 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $416k and rent runs about $1k a month.
502people
$416kTypical home
$1,366/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
34"Snow
224Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 502
- Part of a metro area
- About 189 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 29 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $416k (≈$2,623/mo)
- Median rent $1,366/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (527 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ORD airport
- 38 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 876 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 860 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 192 bars within 25 mi
- 207 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McHenry County: R+5 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.