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Hillcrest is a small town of 1,824 people in Ogle County, Illinois. It's about 20 miles from Rockford, IL and 71 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,824people
$164kTypical home
$1,295/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
31"Snow
230Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,824
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 514 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Chicago, IL
- 20 mi to Rockford, IL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $1,295/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (330 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to RFD airport
- 59 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 663 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 237 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ogle County: R+29 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