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Cedar Point is a tiny town of 262 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 44 miles from Peoria, IL and 84 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $1k a month.
262people
$90kTypical home
$1,288/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
27"Snow
230Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 262
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 257 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Chicago, IL
- 44 mi to Peoria, IL
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$568/mo)
- Median rent $1,288/mo
- Median household income $73k
- 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)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to PIA airport
- 80 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 666 ft
- 654 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle County: R+19 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.