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Mount Morris is a small town of 2,726 people in Ogle County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Rockford, IL and 91 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $512 a month.
2,726people
$122kTypical home
$512/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
226Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,726
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,747 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Chicago, IL
- 24 mi to Rockford, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$768/mo)
- Median rent $512/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (330 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RFD airport
- 78 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 945 ft
- 683 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ogle County: R+29 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk