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Orangeville is a small town of 1,045 people in Stephenson County, Illinois. It's about 33 miles from Rockford, IL and 95 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $788 a month.
1,045people
$153kTypical home
$788/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
39"Snow
226Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,045
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,541 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 33 mi to Rockford, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$963/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (749 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to RFD airport
- 95 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 702 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stephenson County: R+19 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk