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Altona is a tiny town of 498 people in Knox County, Illinois. It's about 38 miles from Peoria, IL and 138 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $940 a month.
498people
$102kTypical home
$940/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
27"Snow
231Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 498
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 531 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Chicago, IL
- 38 mi to Peoria, IL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$643/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (334 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,035 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MLI airport
- 131 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 738 ft
- 704 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+9 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