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Rochelle is a big small town of 9,529 people in Ogle County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Rockford, IL and 71 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $985 a month.
9,529people
$164kTypical home
$985/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
30"Snow
230Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,529
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 693 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Chicago, IL
- 24 mi to Rockford, IL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,036/mo)
- Median rent $985/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (622 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to RFD airport
- 60 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 794 ft
- 662 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 186 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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