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Kangley is a tiny town of 302 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 47 miles from Bloomington, IL and 78 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $686 a month.
302people
$96kTypical home
$686/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
26"Snow
224Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 302
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,157 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Chicago, IL
- 47 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$606/mo)
- Median rent $686/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to BMI airport
- 73 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 646 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle County: R+19 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