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Harmon is a tiny town of 100 people in Lee County, Illinois. It's about 45 miles from Rockford, IL and 97 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $894 a month.
100people
$152kTypical home
$894/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
30"Snow
230Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 100
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 459 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Chicago, IL
- 45 mi to Rockford, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$957/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to RFD airport
- 87 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 683 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+22 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.