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Prairie Grove is a small town of 2,165 people in McHenry County, Illinois. It's about 29 miles from Kenosha, WI and 43 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $468k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,165people
$468kTypical home
$1,917/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
35"Snow
224Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,165
- Part of a metro area
- About 358 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $468k (≈$2,949/mo)
- Median rent $1,917/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ORD airport
- 28 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 758 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 144 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,702 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 240 bars within 25 mi
- 441 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McHenry County: R+5 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk