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Johnsburg is a big small town of 6,386 people in McHenry County, Illinois. It's about 23 miles from Kenosha, WI and 47 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $328k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,386people
$328kTypical home
$1,128/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
36"Snow
224Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,386
- Part of a metro area
- About 880 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Chicago, IL
- 23 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $328k (≈$2,070/mo)
- Median rent $1,128/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (527 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ORD airport
- 33 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 827 ft
- 633 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,299 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 232 bars within 25 mi
- 327 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McHenry County: R+5 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk