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Oswego is a small city of 36,375 people in Kendall County, Illinois. It's about 35 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $345k and rent runs about $2k a month.
36,375people
$345kTypical home
$1,860/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
29"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,375
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,298 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Chicago, IL
- 35 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $345k (≈$2,172/mo)
- Median rent $1,860/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (427 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ORD airport
- 30 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 622 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 110 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,581 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 196 bars within 25 mi
- 511 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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