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Westlake Village is a small town of 1,414 people in Winnebago County, Illinois. It's about 12 miles from Rockford, IL and 85 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,414people
$239kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
37"Snow
226Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,414
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,535 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 12 mi to Rockford, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,508/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (556 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,718 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 44% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to RFD airport
- 75 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 833 ft
- 682 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 315 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 117 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winnebago County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.