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Troy Grove is a tiny town of 300 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 55 miles from Rockford, IL and 77 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $863 a month.
300people
$201kTypical home
$863/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
26"Snow
230Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 300
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 437 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Chicago, IL
- 55 mi to Rockford, IL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,266/mo)
- Median rent $863/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 40% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to RFD airport
- 70 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 663 ft
- 655 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle County: R+19 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk