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Serena is a tiny town of 182 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 52 miles from Kankakee, IL and 59 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $928 a month.
182people
$162kTypical home
$928/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
25"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 182
- Part of a metro area
- About 740 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Chicago, IL
- 52 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,021/mo)
- Median rent $928/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°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
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to RFD airport
- 55 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle County: R+19 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low 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.