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Malta is a small town of 1,274 people in DeKalb County, Illinois. It's about 25 miles from Rockford, IL and 61 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,274people
$180kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
33"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,274
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,072 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Chicago, IL
- 25 mi to Rockford, IL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,137/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (155 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,204 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to RFD airport
- 50 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 915 ft
- 653 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 241 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk