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Lee is a tiny town of 320 people in Lee County, Illinois. It's about 33 miles from Rockford, IL and 65 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $1k a month.
320people
$151kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
29"Snow
224Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 320
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,616 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Chicago, IL
- 33 mi to Rockford, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$949/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to RFD airport
- 55 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 948 ft
- 654 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+22 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk