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About Forreston
Village in Illinois, United StatesForreston is a village in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Forreston had a population of 1,435.
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Housing in Forreston
The typical Forreston home is worth about $168,000, up 5.9% in a year, 43% below the Illinois typical home.
Work & commute in Forreston
Full picture →Most working residents leave Forreston for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Freeport (18%), Rockford (9%) and Forreston (9%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
Health in Forreston
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 41% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Forreston
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 11% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Forreston
Full climate →Forreston has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Forreston
All Forreston schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Forreston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 79% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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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