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Oregon is a small town of 3,851 people in Ogle County, Illinois. It's about 22 miles from Rockford, IL and 86 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 $143k and rent runs about $916 a month.
3,851people
$143kTypical home
$916/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
226Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,851
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,998 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Chicago, IL
- 22 mi to Rockford, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$899/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 88 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 (126 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (875 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to RFD airport
- 74 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 678 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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