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Richmond is a small town of 2,622 people in McHenry County, Illinois. It's about 23 miles from Kenosha, WI and 45 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,622people
$239kTypical home
$1,220/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,622
- Part of a metro area
- About 611 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 23 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,505/mo)
- Median rent $1,220/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (497 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ORD airport
- 39 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 774 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 958 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 234 bars within 25 mi
- 221 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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