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Pecatonica is a small town of 2,024 people in Winnebago County, Illinois. It's about 15 miles from Rockford, IL and 88 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,024people
$144kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
36"Snow
226Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,024
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,578 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 15 mi to Rockford, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$907/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (324 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,292 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 20% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to RFD airport
- 78 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 764 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 299 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 110 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winnebago 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk