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St. Charles is a small city of 32,854 people in Kane County, Illinois. It's about 33 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $2k a month.
32,854people
$377kTypical home
$1,819/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
46"Snow
224Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,854
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,272 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Chicago, IL
- 33 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,380/mo)
- Median rent $1,819/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 14 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 (100 per 100k)
- Low property crime (949 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ORD airport
- 21 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 774 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 161 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,475 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 273 bars within 25 mi
- 740 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 104 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kane County: D+9 in 2024
- 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk