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Naplate is a tiny town of 589 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 55 miles from Kankakee, IL and 71 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $1k a month.
589people
$136kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
24"Snow
224Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 589
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,613 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Chicago, IL
- 55 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$855/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to BMI airport
- 66 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 472 ft
- 642 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle County: R+19 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 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