Verona is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, home to about 272 people across 0.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60479.
Homes sold for a median of $129 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Verona. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)54 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL59 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Verona; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Verona had 208 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.
It’s the 1114th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Grundy County grew from 24,136 residents in 1900 to 52,533 in 2020.
Grundy County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 38.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 25 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Morris 1 Nw, IL weather station (9 miles away).
17,169 jobs at 1,202 businesses in Grundy County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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