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Canton is a big small town of 13,144 people in Fulton County, Illinois. It's about 26 miles from Peoria, IL and 134 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $766 a month.
13,144people
$107kTypical home
$766/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
15"Snow
232Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,144
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,566 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 26 mi to Peoria, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$675/mo)
- Median rent $766/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PIA airport
- 127 mi to STL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 663 ft
- 688 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+24 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