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Shabbona is a tiny town of 572 people in DeKalb County, Illinois. It's about 35 miles from Rockford, IL and 62 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 $187k and rent runs about $1k a month.
572people
$187kTypical home
$1,012/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
30"Snow
224Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 572
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 446 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Chicago, IL
- 35 mi to Rockford, IL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,177/mo)
- Median rent $1,012/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 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
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (155 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,204 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 20% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to RFD airport
- 52 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 651 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.