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Plano is a big small town of 12,203 people in Kendall County, Illinois. It's about 45 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,203people
$231kTypical home
$1,686/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
32"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,203
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,359 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Chicago, IL
- 45 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,455/mo)
- Median rent $1,686/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (481 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 43% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ORD airport
- 38 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 906 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 127 bars within 25 mi
- 318 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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