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Pearl City is a tiny town of 745 people in Stephenson County, Illinois. It's about 39 miles from Rockford, IL and 109 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $744 a month.
745people
$128kTypical home
$744/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
35"Snow
226Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 745
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,153 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 39 mi to Rockford, IL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$808/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 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 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% 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
- 38 mi to RFD airport
- 100 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 827 ft
- 707 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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