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Spring Grove is a big small town of 5,917 people in McHenry County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from Kenosha, WI and 45 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $398k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,917people
$398kTypical home
$1,401/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,917
- Part of a metro area
- About 654 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 21 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $398k (≈$2,512/mo)
- Median rent $1,401/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (324 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 43% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to ORD airport
- 37 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 784 ft
- 634 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,036 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 258 bars within 25 mi
- 253 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 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
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McHenry County: R+5 in 2024
- 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.