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Loves Park is a small city of 23,502 people in Winnebago County, Illinois. It's about 6 miles from Rockford, IL and 73 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $1k a month.
23,502people
$160kTypical home
$1,120/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
37"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,502
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,440 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 6 mi to Rockford, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,011/mo)
- Median rent $1,120/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,138 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to RFD airport
- 61 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 866 ft
- 668 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 323 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 127 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winnebago 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk