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Polo is a small town of 2,495 people in Ogle County, Illinois. It's about 33 miles from Rockford, IL and 98 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $851 a month.
2,495people
$110kTypical home
$851/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
31"Snow
230Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,495
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,720 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Chicago, IL
- 33 mi to Rockford, IL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (204 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to RFD airport
- 86 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 869 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ogle County: R+29 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk