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Lost Nation is a tiny town of 714 people in Ogle County, Illinois. It's about 29 miles from Rockford, IL and 87 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $936 a month.
714people
$236kTypical home
$936/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
230Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 714
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 293 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Rockford, IL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,490/mo)
- Median rent $936/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (330 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 20% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to RFD airport
- 75 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 758 ft
- 677 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ogle County: R+29 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.