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Kingston is a small town of 1,352 people in DeKalb County, Illinois. It's about 19 miles from Rockford, IL and 58 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $995 a month.
1,352people
$242kTypical home
$995/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,352
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,374 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Chicago, IL
- 19 mi to Rockford, IL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,524/mo)
- Median rent $995/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (843 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to RFD airport
- 45 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 797 ft
- 651 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 539 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 138 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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