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Marengo is a big small town of 7,040 people in McHenry County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Rockford, IL and 55 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,040people
$230kTypical home
$1,176/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
31"Snow
224Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,040
- Part of a metro area
- About 791 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Chicago, IL
- 24 mi to Rockford, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,450/mo)
- Median rent $1,176/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (632 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to RFD airport
- 40 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 817 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 761 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 182 bars within 25 mi
- 183 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McHenry County: R+5 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk