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Milledgeville is a small town of 1,218 people in Carroll County, Illinois. It's about 42 miles from Rockford, IL and 108 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $513 a month.
1,218people
$94kTypical home
$513/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
31"Snow
230Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,218
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,765 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Chicago, IL
- 42 mi to Rockford, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$594/mo)
- Median rent $513/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (4 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (128 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to RFD airport
- 96 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 787 ft
- 698 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+32 in 2024
- 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk