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Minooka is a big small town of 12,891 people in Grundy County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from Kankakee, IL and 41 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $316k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,891people
$316kTypical home
$1,552/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
19"Snow
224Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,891
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,356 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Chicago, IL
- 32 mi to Kankakee, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $316k (≈$1,990/mo)
- Median rent $1,552/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (233 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 47% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MDW airport
- 36 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 587 ft
- 615 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 820 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 120 bars within 25 mi
- 285 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grundy County: R+30 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk