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Prestbury is a small town of 2,045 people in Kane County, Illinois. It's about 38 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,045people
$363kTypical home
$1,453/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
34"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,045
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,267 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Chicago, IL
- 38 mi to Chicago, IL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,287/mo)
- Median rent $1,453/mo
- Median household income $165k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (893 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 47% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ORD airport
- 30 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 728 ft
- 628 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 103 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,615 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 198 bars within 25 mi
- 511 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kane County: D+9 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.