Living in Alexis, IL
Alexis is a tiny town of 814 people in Warren County, Illinois. It's about 34 miles from Davenport, IA and 158 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $850 a month.
814people
$98kTypical home
$850/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
25"Snow
231Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 814
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,714 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Chicago, IL
- 34 mi to Davenport, IA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$615/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (705 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MLI airport
- 151 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 724 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+25 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.