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Hinckley is a small town of 2,331 people in DeKalb County, Illinois. It's about 40 miles from Rockford, IL and 49 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,331people
$292kTypical home
$1,355/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
34"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,331
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,717 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Chicago, IL
- 40 mi to Rockford, IL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,839/mo)
- Median rent $1,355/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" 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 (103 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (808 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to RFD airport
- 40 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 751 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 614 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 90 bars within 25 mi
- 199 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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