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Sheridan is a small town of 2,519 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 52 miles from Kankakee, IL and 56 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,519people
$186kTypical home
$1,070/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
26"Snow
224Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,519
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,188 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Chicago, IL
- 52 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,175/mo)
- Median rent $1,070/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 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 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to ORD airport
- 51 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 600 ft
- 636 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 293 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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