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Manteno is a big small town of 9,030 people in Kankakee County, Illinois. It's about 10 miles from Kankakee, IL and 42 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,030people
$248kTypical home
$1,141/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
26"Snow
222Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,030
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,688 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Chicago, IL
- 10 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,566/mo)
- Median rent $1,141/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (201 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to GYY airport
- 37 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 689 ft
- 589 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 382 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 98 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kankakee County: R+21 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk