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Watseka is a small town of 4,780 people in Iroquois County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Kankakee, IL and 73 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $790 a month.
4,780people
$104kTypical home
$790/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
18"Snow
224Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,780
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,624 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Chicago, IL
- 24 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$654/mo)
- Median rent $790/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,147 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to LAF airport
- 70 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 650 ft
- 575 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iroquois County: R+57 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