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Lake Carroll is a tiny town of 853 people in Carroll County, Illinois. It's about 41 miles from Rockford, IL and 114 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $818 a month.
853people
$349kTypical home
$818/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
34"Snow
226Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 853
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 63 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Chicago, IL
- 41 mi to Rockford, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,198/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (6 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 14% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to RFD airport
- 101 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 810 ft
- 707 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+32 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.