Big Foot PrairieIL
A town in Illinois.
Is Big Foot Prairie a good place to live?
Among 769 Illinois towns, just 6 have a lower January low than Big Foot Prairie. We don’t grade Big Foot Prairie yet; the figures below are still real.
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Ordered by what stands out in Big Foot Prairie.
Natural hazards: low risk in Big Foot Prairie, mostly inland flooding
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Big Foot Prairie is 26 of 100. Expected losses in Big Foot Prairie break down as 50% from inland flooding and 21% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Big Foot Prairie
Big Foot Prairie’s typical July afternoon high stands at 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Big Foot Prairie is
The share of adults 18 to 64 in Big Foot Prairie who have no health insurance: 15%. Among adults locally, 75% had a checkup this year, below both the Illinois town median (78%) and the median of U.S. towns (79%). Nearly a fifth of adults in Big Foot Prairie worry about having enough food; 33% sleep under 7 hours.
| Big Foot Prairie | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Big Foot Prairie | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 15.4% | 9.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.4% | 10.3% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 19.1% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Big Foot Prairie
Six Flags Great America and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Big Foot Prairie. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
19 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
19 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
30 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center25 mi MuseumVolo Auto Museum
33 mi Theme parkSanta's Village Amusement & Water ParkPhoto credits
Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park: Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Big Foot Prairie: who provides what
Big Foot Prairie is unincorporated, so McHenry County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Big Foot Prairie; the nearest are
About Big Foot Prairie
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Big Foot Prairie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It was named a CDP for the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 65. It is located in Chemung Township. Big Foot Prairie is located on U.S. Route 14, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Harvard. The community extends north into Walworth County, Wisconsin, where there is a CDP of the same name in the town of Walworth.
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- Elevation
- 958 ft
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