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Leland is a small town of 1,065 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 46 miles from Rockford, IL and 59 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,065people
$187kTypical home
$1,054/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
30"Snow
224Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,065
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,994 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Chicago, IL
- 46 mi to Rockford, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,178/mo)
- Median rent $1,054/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to RFD airport
- 52 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 702 ft
- 643 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 223 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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