Ogle County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.8. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2007 was 24.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.45. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.8 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Byron and their reported violations in the past:
BYRON (Population served: 4101, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-06-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from JUL-10-2004 to AUG-23-2004)
- 5 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.3%
(10.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.6 people | | Illinois: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 66.6% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Byron, IL
86 people in nursing homes
Byron compared to Illinois state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Byron (2011 data):
- Byron Bank: Blackhawk Street Facility, Messenger Service, at 200 North Walnut. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $223.5 mil, Deposits: $200.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Byron Bancshares, Inc.
- Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B.: 221 North Union Branch at 221 N Union St, branch established on 1926/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $474.7 mil, Deposits: $409.3 mil, headquarters in Sterling, IL, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 10 total offices
- Stillman BancCorp N.A.: Byron Facility at 608 West Blackhawk, branch established on 1993/07/19. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $415.9 mil, Deposits: $345.1 mil, headquarters in Stillman Valley, IL, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Stillman Banccorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (74%)
- Electricity (25%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Ogle County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Byron (based on Ogle County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.68%
| Here |  | 53.7% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Lutheran Church |
| Adherents | 30.5% | 14.5% | 14.0% | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| Congregations | 5.5% | 12.3% | 16.4% | 8.2% | 2.7% |
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| Name | Reformed Church in America | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | National Association of Congregational Christian Churches | United Church of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 3.7% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 17.3% |
| Congregations | 5.5% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 42.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Here: | 1.64 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29 | This county: | 5.28 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 49 | Ogle County: | 8.93 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Ogle County: | 8.4% | | State: | 8.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 11.4% | | Illinois: | 14.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $10,074 | $30,222 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $10,525 | $63,150 | 9 | $2,455 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $27,057 | $46,383 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,303 | $27,636 | 4 | $1,771 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,919 | $47,028 | 1 | $901 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $7,649 | $45,894 | 1 | $1,103 |
| Parks and Recreation |
16 | $55,633 | $41,725 | 13 | $10,749 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $7,142 | $42,852 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
35 | $124,302 | $42,618 | 28 | $16,979 |
Byron government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,298,000 ($346.04)
- Charges - All Other: $1,021,000 ($272.19)
Sewerage: $292,000 ($77.85)
Solid Waste Management: $32,000 ($8.53)
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $1,077,000 ($287.12)
Central Staff Services: $447,000 ($119.17)
General Public Buildings: $227,000 ($60.52)
- Current Operations - Natural Resources - Other: $1,625,000 ($433.22)
Water Utilities: $473,000 ($126.10)
Police Protection: $462,000 ($123.17)
Regular Highways: $432,000 ($115.17)
Sewerage: $341,000 ($90.91)
Financial Administration: $321,000 ($85.58)
General - Other: $213,000 ($56.78)
Central Staff Services: $88,000 ($23.46)
Solid Waste Management: $20,000 ($5.33)
- General - Interest on Debt: $243,000 ($64.78)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,265,000 ($870.43)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,045,000 ($1078.38)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,706,000 ($454.81)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $3,145,000 ($838.44)
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,132,000 ($568.38)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,612,000 ($429.75)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,007,000 ($535.06)
Water Utilities: $120,000 ($31.99)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $504,000 ($134.36)
Interest Earnings: $170,000 ($45.32)
- Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resource - Other: $715,000 ($190.62)
Central Staff: $117,000 ($31.19)
Sewerage: $28,000 ($7.46)
Water Utilities: $21,000 ($5.60)
Regular Highways: $4,000 ($1.07)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,688,000 ($716.61)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $402,000 ($107.17)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $52,000 ($13.86)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $782,000 ($208.48)
Highways: $227,000 ($60.52)
All Other: $10,000 ($2.67)
- Tax - Property: $2,410,000 ($642.50)
NEC: $234,000 ($62.38)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,608,000 ($428.69)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $196,000 ($52.25)
6.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,742 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.80% | | Illinois average: | 5.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,901 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.61% | | Illinois average: | 5.99% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Byron:
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WROK (1440 AM; 5 kW; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFRL (1570 AM; 5 kW; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: MAYFAIR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTJK (1380 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BELOIT, IL; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WNTA (1330 AM; 1 kW; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Byron:
- WSEY (95.7 FM; OREGON, IL; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WYHY (95.3 FM; WINNEBAGO, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFEN (88.3 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAITH ACADEMY, DBA WFEN)
- WKMQ-FM (96.7 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WNIU (89.5 FM; DEKALB, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WZOK (97.5 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGSL (91.1 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER SCHOOL)
- WGFB (103.1 FM; ROCKTON, IL; Owner: WRWC, Inc.)
- WQFL (100.9 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUEST FOR LIFE, INC.)
- WNIJ (90.5 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WXXQ (98.5 FM; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- W233AD (94.5 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WXRX (104.9 FM; BELVIDERE, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WLLT (107.7 FM; POLO, IL; Owner: SAUK VALLEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WYCH (106.3 FM; GENOA, IL; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
- WNIE (89.1 FM; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WDKB (94.9 FM; DEKALB, IL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY RADIO, LIMITED)
- WFPS (92.1 FM; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: MAYFAIR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W289AB (105.7 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WNIQ (91.5 FM; STERLING, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Byron:
- WTVO (Channel 17; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WINNEBAGO TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WIFR (Channel 23; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WFBN-LP (Channel 33; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WREX-TV (Channel 13; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WREX TELEVISION, LLC)
- WQRF-TV (Channel 39; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUORUM OF ROCKFORD LICENSE, LLC)
- WQFL-CA (Channel 8; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAMILY VALUES ORGANIZATION, INC.)
- WCFC-CA (Channel 51; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATIONS OF CHICAGOLAND, INC.)
- W52BI (Channel 52; STERLING/DIXON, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W25CL (Channel 25; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W48CK (Channel 48; STERLING, IL; Owner: BLACK HAWK COLLEGE)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Byron, Illinois:
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Illinois average:
- Fatal accident count: 113
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 171
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 38
- Fatalities: 122
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 302
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 18
Byron fatal accident list:
Jun 10, 2002 03:49 PM, Sr-2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
Sep 24, 1991 11:04 AM, 2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 28, 1989 09:43 PM, 2, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 7,900
Total average daily truck traffic: 474
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Byron)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 21 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6 - 232 W Second St (Lat: 42.296972 Lon: -89.260667), Call Sign: WNLK278, Licensee ID: L00006951
Assigned Frequencies: 45.0800 MHz Grant Date: 02/02/1998, Expiration Date: 04/18/2003, Cancellation Date: 11/14/2001
Registrant: State Of Illinois, 531 Sangamon Ave, Springfield, IL 62702, Phone: (217) 785-9900 - 232 W Second St (Lat: 42.296972 Lon: -89.260667), Call Sign: KNJV243, Licensee ID: L00006951
Assigned Frequencies: 44.9200 MHz Grant Date: 06/23/1999, Expiration Date: 08/29/2004, Cancellation Date: 11/14/2001
Registrant: State Of Illinois, 531 Sangamon Ave, Springfield, IL 62702, Phone: (217) 782-7345 - 120 N Union (Lat: 42.127250 Lon: -89.257056), Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: KNDX251, Licensee ID: L00087232
Assigned Frequencies: 155.370 MHz Grant Date: 07/12/2000, Expiration Date: 09/25/2005, Cancellation Date: 01/07/2006
Registrant: City Of Byron, 120 N Union, Byron, IL 61010, Phone: (815) 234-5000 - Tower Rd (Lat: 42.128361 Lon: -89.263444), Call Sign: WNAV470
Assigned Frequencies: 155.175 MHz Grant Date: 08/13/2004, Expiration Date: 10/17/2014
Registrant: Ogle County Esda, 103 Jefferson St, Oregon, IL 61061, Phone: (815) 732-6666, Fax: (815) 732-7115, Email:
- Jct German Church Rd & Deer Path Rds 2 Mi E Rock River 3 Mi Sw (Lat: 42.075306 Lon: -89.283167), Call Sign: WNDH955
Assigned Frequencies: 37.6000 MHz Grant Date: 06/22/2005, Expiration Date: 08/14/2015
Registrant: Special System Services, 100 Mahogany Way, Upper Gwynedd, PA 19446-6084, Phone: (215) 699-4427, Fax: (215) 699-4427, Email:
- 4450 N German Church Rd (Lat: 42.075306 Lon: -89.283167), Structure height: 46 m, Call Sign: WNPD918
Assigned Frequencies: 937.425 MHz, 937.437 MHz, 938.887 MHz, 938.900 MHz, 938.912 MHz Grant Date: 11/02/2004, Expiration Date: 09/28/2014, Certifier: Todd Cutler
Registrant: Special System Services, 100 Mahogany Way, Upper Gwynedd, PA 19446, Phone: (215) 699-4427, Fax: (215) 699-4427, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 - STATION, 232 W Second St (Lat: 42.296944 Lon: -89.260639), Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WNTJ954, Licensee ID: L00006951
Assigned Frequencies: 959.956 MHz, 928.956 MHz Grant Date: 09/25/2001, Expiration Date: 11/26/2011
Registrant: State Of Illinois, 801 S. 7th St. - Ste. 103-S, Springfield, IL 62794-9461, Phone: (217) 782-7347, Fax: (217) 524-4396, Email:
- Various Locations (Lat: 42.127222 Lon: -89.252306), Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPNA305
Assigned Frequencies: 956.431 MHz Grant Date: 02/14/2002, Expiration Date: 03/10/2012
Registrant: Phone: (815) 234-2762 - BYRON, 2 Mi S Of (Lat: 42.091417 Lon: -89.262611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WPND610
Assigned Frequencies: 6615.00 MHz Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- BYRON, 9677 N. Barker Rd (Lat: 42.155028 Lon: -89.253444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.8 m, Overall height: 90.8 m, Call Sign: WPZR753
Assigned Frequencies: 6123.10 MHz, 6004.50 MHz Grant Date: 02/27/2004, Expiration Date: 02/27/2014, Certifier: Richard A Craig
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- BYRON, 4450 German Church Rd (Lat: 42.076222 Lon: -89.287056), Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WED592
Assigned Frequencies: 6635.00 MHz Grant Date: 02/02/2008, Expiration Date: 02/18/2018
Registrant: Special System Services, 100 Mahogany Way, Upper Gwynedd, PA 19446-6084, Phone: (215) 699-4427, Fax: (215) 699-4427, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 19 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Byron)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 15 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Byron)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 3 | $106,600 | 18 | $108,832 | 77 | $100,854 | 1 | $27,550 | 1 | $101,190 | 4 | $108,610 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $83,150 | 4 | $138,580 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $124,230 | 14 | $110,138 | 1 | $9,510 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50,020 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 2 | $121,770 | 9 | $114,453 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $52,480 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $79,540 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings
| C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 7 | $135,816 | 11 | $122,865 | 1 | $79,210 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $164,980 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:
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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Byron, IL
| Most common first names in Byron, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 28 | 72.3 years |
| William | 27 | 74.6 years |
| Mary | 25 | 79.4 years |
| Robert | 24 | 72.2 years |
| Dorothy | 21 | 81.4 years |
| Charles | 18 | 77.4 years |
| Helen | 17 | 79.6 years |
| George | 16 | 77.6 years |
| Harry | 15 | 76.5 years |
| Kenneth | 14 | 75.8 years |
| Most common last names in Byron, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Johnson | 23 | 78.4 years |
| Miller | 13 | 75.6 years |
| Mcnames | 12 | 75.5 years |
| Anderson | 11 | 72.6 years |
| Blanchard | 10 | 72.8 years |
| Oltmanns | 9 | 79.8 years |
| Smith | 8 | 79.9 years |
| Reeverts | 7 | 84.3 years |
| Jackson | 7 | 85.4 years |
| Nelson | 7 | 71.0 years |
| Businesses in Byron, IL |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Burger King | 1 | | Nike | 2 |
| Curves | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | | | |
- #93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of murders to rapes between 2001 and 2006"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
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