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Kankakee is a small city of 23,996 people in Kankakee County, Illinois. It's part of the Kankakee, IL area. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $1k a month.
23,996people
$105kTypical home
$1,023/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
22"Snow
222Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,996
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,584 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Chicago, IL
- In the Kankakee, IL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$661/mo)
- Median rent $1,023/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (483 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to GYY airport
- 48 mi to MDW (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 633 ft
- 587 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kankakee County: R+21 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