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Limestone is a small town of 1,419 people in Kankakee County, Illinois. It's about 6 miles from Kankakee, IL and 50 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,419people
$212kTypical home
$1,182/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
26"Snow
222Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,419
- Part of a metro area
- About 528 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Chicago, IL
- 6 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,338/mo)
- Median rent $1,182/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (483 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to GYY airport
- 45 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 633 ft
- 593 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kankakee County: R+21 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