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Savanna is a small town of 2,816 people in Carroll County, Illinois. It's about 40 miles from Dubuque, IA and 127 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $835 a month.
2,816people
$72kTypical home
$835/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
33"Snow
227Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,816
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,076 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Chicago, IL
- 40 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$457/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (6 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to DBQ airport
- 115 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 824 ft
- 719 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+32 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk