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Trout Valley is a tiny town of 574 people in McHenry County, Illinois. It's about 33 miles from Kenosha, WI and 38 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $446k and rent runs about $1k a month.
574people
$446kTypical home
$1,401/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
36"Snow
224Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 574
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,341 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Chicago, IL
- 33 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $446k (≈$2,814/mo)
- Median rent $1,401/mo
- Median household income $217k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (527 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ORD airport
- 23 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 629 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 164 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,057 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 270 bars within 25 mi
- 550 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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.