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Herscher is a small town of 1,246 people in Kankakee County, Illinois. It's about 13 miles from Kankakee, IL and 59 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $925 a month.
1,246people
$198kTypical home
$925/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
24"Snow
224Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,246
- Part of a metro area
- About 687 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Chicago, IL
- 13 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,246/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (483 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to GYY airport
- 54 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 669 ft
- 598 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kankakee County: R+21 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk