CapronIL
A town of 1,407, settled in 1861.
Is Capron a good place to live?
Capron’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and incomes; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 6.3% of residents are 65 or older in Capron, against 19% in Illinois’ towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 37 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. Only 8 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Capron has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Capron stand out
Where Capron beats most towns.
1,407 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Capron grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Capron is from typical.
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Moving to Capron: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Capron, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Capron.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Capron’s workers commute out
Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles. The share of working residents in Capron who work locally is 1.8%, below both Illinois’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). Its average commute comes in at 29 minutes. The top destinations are Rockford (13%), Belvidere (6%) and Chicago (5%).
| Capron | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Capron, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in Capron break down as 50% from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 77% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Capron has four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 13° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Capron are healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Just over a third of adults feel lonely in Capron. Of 32 CDC measures, Capron beats the Illinois average on 3 and trails it on 3. Two figures for adults in the town: 29% have high blood pressure, 75% had a checkup this year.
| Capron | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Capron | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 7.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 13% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Capron’s typical home value is about $269K
The median rent for Capron comes to $900 a month. The share of households in Capron who are owner-occupiers: 78%.
| Capron | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $900 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Illinois Railway Museum and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Capron. Close and well known come first.
16 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
28 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
20 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
18 mi GardenAnderson Japanese Gardens29 mi MuseumVolo Auto Museum
33 mi Theme parkSanta's Village Amusement & Water ParkPhoto credits
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 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park: Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Capron
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Capron
About 5 of every 100 Capron residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
98% of working residents leave Capron for work
Where Capron’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Capron
Village in Illinois, US
Capron is a village in Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,395 at the 2020 census, up from 1,376 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 912 ft
- ZIP code
- 61012
Questions about Capron
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Capron, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.