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Steward is a tiny town of 271 people in Lee County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from Rockford, IL and 69 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $1k a month.
271people
$148kTypical home
$1,135/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
28"Snow
230Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 271
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,053 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Chicago, IL
- 28 mi to Rockford, IL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$933/mo)
- Median rent $1,135/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to RFD airport
- 58 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 833 ft
- 659 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+22 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
- 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.