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Plattville is a tiny town of 225 people in Kendall County, Illinois. It's about 40 miles from Kankakee, IL and 42 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $2k a month.
225people
$309kTypical home
$1,781/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
24"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 225
- Part of a metro area
- About 100 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Chicago, IL
- 40 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,949/mo)
- Median rent $1,781/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 47% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MDW airport
- 37 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 621 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 884 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 140 bars within 25 mi
- 299 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.