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Kaneville is a tiny town of 523 people in Kane County, Illinois. It's about 40 miles from Rockford, IL and 43 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $1k a month.
523people
$318kTypical home
$1,164/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 523
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,835 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Chicago, IL
- 40 mi to Rockford, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,006/mo)
- Median rent $1,164/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (893 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ORD airport
- 33 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 794 ft
- 634 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 149 bars within 25 mi
- 389 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kane County: D+9 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.