Shirland
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About Shirland
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United StatesShirland is an unincorporated community in Shirland Township, in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States, and is located northwest of Rockford. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Work & commute in Shirland
Full picture →Most working residents leave Shirland for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Rockford (20%), Chicago (5%) and Loves Park (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Health in Shirland
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 69% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Shirland
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 17% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Shirland
Full climate →Shirland has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Shirland
All Shirland schools →School Grade A
The public schools Shirland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 89% 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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