Hot-summer humid continental
Spring Valley, Illinois
Bureau County, Illinois · Population 5.5k · 600 ft elevation
Living in Spring Valley
Spring Valley has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (29″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Spring Valley at a glance
- Population
- 5.5k
- Elevation
- 600 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 29″69th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,710 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $125k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,022/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.58%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 56 per 100k17th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 690 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2222th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 14°F | 1.8″ | 8.6″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 1.8″ | 5.5″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 27°F | 2.3″ | 4.0″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | 0.6″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 4.5″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.6″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.7″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 3.5″ | 0.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 30°F | 2.7″ | 0.9″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 2.1″ | 8.7″ | 135 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology