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Lanark is a small town of 1,541 people in Carroll County, Illinois. It's about 41 miles from Rockford, IL and 112 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 $97k and rent runs about $819 a month.
1,541people
$97kTypical home
$819/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
34"Snow
226Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,541
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,375 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Chicago, IL
- 41 mi to Rockford, IL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$609/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 107 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 (4 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (140 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to RFD airport
- 99 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 704 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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