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Mendota is a big small town of 6,994 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 49 miles from Rockford, IL and 76 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $773 a month.
6,994people
$134kTypical home
$773/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
26"Snow
230Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,994
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,364 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Chicago, IL
- 49 mi to Rockford, IL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$846/mo)
- Median rent $773/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (508 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to RFD airport
- 68 mi to ORD (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 738 ft
- 657 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle County: R+19 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