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Pingree Grove is a big small town of 10,914 people in Kane County, Illinois. It's about 34 miles from Rockford, IL and 42 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $4k a month.
10,914people
$321kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
36"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,914
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,701 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Chicago, IL
- 34 mi to Rockford, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,023/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (252 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 44% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ORD airport
- 28 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 922 ft
- 635 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,506 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 212 bars within 25 mi
- 424 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kane County: D+9 in 2024
- 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