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Campus is a tiny town of 172 people in Livingston County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Kankakee, IL and 65 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $975 a month.
172people
$152kTypical home
$975/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
24"Snow
224Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 172
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,870 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Chicago, IL
- 24 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$960/mo)
- Median rent $975/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" 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 (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (413 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to BMI airport
- 60 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 673 ft
- 608 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+46 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk