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Lena is a small town of 2,761 people in Stephenson County, Illinois. It's about 40 miles from Rockford, IL and 105 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $664 a month.
2,761people
$146kTypical home
$664/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
35"Snow
226Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,761
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,041 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 40 mi to Rockford, IL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$921/mo)
- Median rent $664/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (749 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to RFD airport
- 102 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 968 ft
- 709 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stephenson County: R+19 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk