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HABS ILL,45-BATA,1- (sheet 0 of 2) - Burke House, Washington Street, 1933
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About Batavia
City in the United StatesBatavia () is a city mainly in Kane County and partly in DuPage County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located in the Chicago metropolitan area, it was founded in 1833 and is the oldest city in Kane County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 26,098. During the latter part of the 19th century, Batavia, home to six American-style windmill manufacturing companies, became known as "The Windmill City". Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, a federal government-sponsored high-energy physics laboratory, where both the bottom quark and the top quark were first detected, is located just east of the city limits. Batavia is part of a vernacular region known as the Tri-City area, along with St. Ch…
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Housing in Batavia
The typical Batavia home is worth about $470,000, up 5.4% in a year, 58% above the Illinois typical home.
Work & commute in Batavia
Full picture →Most working residents leave Batavia for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (12%), Batavia (9%) and Aurora (8%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Health in Batavia
Health Grade A
Healthier than 92% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Batavia
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 24% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Batavia
Full climate →Batavia has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Batavia
All Batavia schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Batavia’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.
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