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Montgomery is a small city of 21,515 people in Kendall County, Illinois. It's about 36 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $300k and rent runs about $2k a month.
21,515people
$300kTypical home
$1,984/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
29"Snow
224Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,515
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,150 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Chicago, IL
- 36 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $300k (≈$1,889/mo)
- Median rent $1,984/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,103 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 46% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ORD airport
- 29 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 108 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,681 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 206 bars within 25 mi
- 536 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 87 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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