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Arrowsmith is a tiny town of 320 people in McLean County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from Bloomington, IL and 108 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $975 a month.
320people
$104kTypical home
$975/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
19"Snow
230Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 320
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,624 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$653/mo)
- Median rent $975/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (246 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,156 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BMI airport
- 103 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 883 ft
- 617 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLean County: D+5 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk