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Poplar Grove is a small town of 3,923 people in Boone County, Illinois. It's about 13 miles from Rockford, IL and 66 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,923people
$271kTypical home
$1,395/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
34"Snow
224Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,923
- Part of a metro area
- About 498 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 13 mi to Rockford, IL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,707/mo)
- Median rent $1,395/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (393 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 47% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to RFD airport
- 55 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 886 ft
- 661 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 432 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 152 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: R+14 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk