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Somonauk is a small town of 1,569 people in DeKalb County, Illinois. It's about 47 miles from Rockford, IL and 54 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $993 a month.
1,569people
$234kTypical home
$993/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
31"Snow
224Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,569
- Part of a metro area
- About 627 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Chicago, IL
- 47 mi to Rockford, IL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,478/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k)
- Low property crime (960 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to RFD airport
- 47 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 689 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 485 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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