Living in Lisbon, IL
Lisbon is a tiny town of 373 people in Kendall County, Illinois. It's about 40 miles from Kankakee, IL and 47 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
373people
$231kTypical home
$1,372/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
23"Snow
224Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 373
- Part of a metro area
- About 176 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Chicago, IL
- 40 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,459/mo)
- Median rent $1,372/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" 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 (96 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 49% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MDW airport
- 42 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 652 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 210 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kendall County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.