Kendall County, Illinois
Plano Real Estate and Local Guide
Kendall County city on the Fox River about 55 miles from Chicago, with a farm-manufacturing heritage tied to the Plano harvester and a downtown known for standing in as Smallville on film.
Living in Plano
Home to the Edith Farnsworth House, a National Historic Landmark of International Style modernist architecture by Mies van der Rohe. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $83,102 median household
EducationAbout 27.6% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyKendall County
Homes in Plano
Median home valueAbout $221,100
- About 73.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied, indicating a largely homeowner community.
- Roughly 67.3% of housing is detached single-family homes, mixed with townhomes and multi-unit housing.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Plano home
Edith Farnsworth House
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Glass-and-steel modernist house designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a National Historic Landmark on the Fox River
Downtown Plano
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Main Street district remodeled to portray Smallville for the 2011 film Man of Steel
Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area
Source: en.wikipedia.org
State recreation area near Plano protecting land across the Fox River from the Farnsworth House