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Millbrook is a tiny town of 243 people in Kendall County, Illinois. It's about 47 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $362k and rent runs about $2k a month.
243people
$362kTypical home
$1,781/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
27"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 243
- Part of a metro area
- About 132 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Chicago, IL
- 47 mi to Chicago, IL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $362k (≈$2,282/mo)
- Median rent $1,781/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to ORD airport
- 42 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 764 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 123 bars within 25 mi
- 251 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kendall 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.