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Woodstock is a small city of 26,147 people in McHenry County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from Rockford, IL and 50 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,147people
$246kTypical home
$1,212/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
35"Snow
224Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,147
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,982 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Chicago, IL
- 32 mi to Rockford, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,549/mo)
- Median rent $1,212/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (535 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to RFD airport
- 36 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 951 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 898 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 180 bars within 25 mi
- 219 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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