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South Beloit is a big small town of 7,946 people in Winnebago County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Janesville, WI and 67 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $972 a month.
7,946people
$173kTypical home
$972/moRent
80° / 25°Summer / winter
36"Snow
226Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,946
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,288 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 14 mi to Janesville, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,091/mo)
- Median rent $972/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (362 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,135 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RFD airport
- 66 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 768 ft
- 673 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 380 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 155 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Winnebago 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk