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Bureau Junction is a tiny town of 264 people in Bureau County, Illinois. It's about 39 miles from Peoria, IL and 95 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $55k and rent runs about $1k a month.
264people
$55kTypical home
$1,273/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
28"Snow
230Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 264
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 164 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Chicago, IL
- 39 mi to Peoria, IL
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $55k (≈$346/mo)
- Median rent $1,273/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (514 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to PIA airport
- 89 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 499 ft
- 666 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bureau County: R+24 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
- 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.