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La Moille is a tiny town of 750 people in Bureau County, Illinois. It's about 52 miles from Rockford, IL and 85 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $876 a month.
750people
$111kTypical home
$876/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
27"Snow
230Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 750
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 723 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Chicago, IL
- 52 mi to Rockford, IL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$702/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (514 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to RFD airport
- 78 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 817 ft
- 666 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bureau County: R+24 in 2024
- 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk