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Hampshire is a big small town of 8,524 people in Kane County, Illinois. It's about 30 miles from Rockford, IL and 46 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $330k and rent runs about $3k a month.
8,524people
$330kTypical home
$2,589/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
35"Snow
224Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,524
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 852 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Chicago, IL
- 30 mi to Rockford, IL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $330k (≈$2,080/mo)
- Median rent $2,589/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°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
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (534 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 45% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to RFD airport
- 32 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 978 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,093 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 165 bars within 25 mi
- 297 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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