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Kirkland is a small town of 1,525 people in DeKalb County, Illinois. It's about 16 miles from Rockford, IL and 62 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $875 a month.
1,525people
$192kTypical home
$875/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
36"Snow
224Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,525
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,228 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Chicago, IL
- 16 mi to Rockford, IL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,208/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (694 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to RFD airport
- 49 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 778 ft
- 655 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 307 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 103 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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