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Bartonville is a big small town of 5,841 people in Peoria County, Illinois. It's about 8 miles from Peoria, IL and 132 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,841people
$139kTypical home
$1,214/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
26"Snow
231Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,841
- Part of a metro area
- About 726 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Chicago, IL
- 8 mi to Peoria, IL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$877/mo)
- Median rent $1,214/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (541 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,886 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to PIA airport
- 127 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 637 ft
- 672 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 238 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Peoria 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk