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Lake Holiday is a big small town of 5,641 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 49 miles from Rockford, IL and 53 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,641people
$256kTypical home
$1,212/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
224Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,641
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,609 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Chicago, IL
- 49 mi to Rockford, IL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,617/mo)
- Median rent $1,212/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to RFD airport
- 46 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 527 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 159 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle County: R+19 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.