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New Milford is a small town of 1,194 people in Winnebago County, Illinois. It's about 6 miles from Rockford, IL and 74 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $744 a month.
1,194people
$133kTypical home
$744/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
37"Snow
226Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,194
- Part of a metro area
- About 441 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Chicago, IL
- 6 mi to Rockford, IL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$836/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (556 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,718 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to RFD airport
- 60 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 801 ft
- 667 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 310 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 108 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winnebago 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk