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Morocco is a small town of 1,040 people in Newton County, Indiana. It's about 24 miles from Kankakee, IL and 63 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $852 a month.
1,040people
$114kTypical home
$852/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
27"Snow
224Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,040
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 976 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Chicago, IL
- 24 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$718/mo)
- Median rent $852/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to LAF airport
- 60 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 686 ft
- 564 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newton County: R+57 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 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