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Newark is a small town of 1,138 people in Kendall County, Illinois. It's about 48 miles from Kankakee, IL and 51 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,138people
$241kTypical home
$1,006/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
23"Snow
224Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,138
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,012 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Chicago, IL
- 48 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,520/mo)
- Median rent $1,006/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to MDW airport
- 46 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 696 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 491 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 95 bars within 25 mi
- 166 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.