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Carbon Cliff is a small town of 2,151 people in Rock Island County, Illinois. It's about 12 miles from Davenport, IA and 142 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,151people
$135kTypical home
$1,034/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
34"Snow
231Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,151
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,027 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Chicago, IL
- 12 mi to Davenport, IA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$849/mo)
- Median rent $1,034/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (368 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,145 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MLI airport
- 132 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 692 ft
- 721 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 278 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 123 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rock Island County: D+10 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk