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Yorkville is a small city of 23,617 people in Kendall County, Illinois. It's about 40 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $335k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,617people
$335kTypical home
$1,662/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
31"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,617
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,172 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Chicago, IL
- 40 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $335k (≈$2,114/mo)
- Median rent $1,662/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (458 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ORD airport
- 35 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 626 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 165 bars within 25 mi
- 390 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kendall 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk