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Union is a tiny town of 624 people in McHenry County, Illinois. It's about 27 miles from Rockford, IL and 52 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $252k and rent runs about $2k a month.
624people
$252kTypical home
$1,692/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
32"Snow
224Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 624
- Part of a metro area
- About 746 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Chicago, IL
- 27 mi to Rockford, IL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $252k (≈$1,590/mo)
- Median rent $1,692/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (459 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to RFD airport
- 37 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 856 ft
- 644 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 819 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 195 bars within 25 mi
- 206 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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