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Machesney Park is a small city of 22,630 people in Winnebago County, Illinois. It's about 8 miles from Rockford, IL and 72 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,630people
$174kTypical home
$1,102/moRent
81° / 27°Summer / winter
37"Snow
226Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,630
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,784 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 8 mi to Rockford, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,095/mo)
- Median rent $1,102/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 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
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,464 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% 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
- 12 mi to RFD airport
- 63 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 732 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 331 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 134 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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