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Chenoa is a small town of 1,647 people in McLean County, Illinois. It's about 22 miles from Bloomington, IL and 93 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $876 a month.
1,647people
$125kTypical home
$876/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
20"Snow
230Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,647
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 678 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Chicago, IL
- 22 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$786/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k)
- Low property crime (897 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BMI airport
- 88 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 719 ft
- 626 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLean County: D+5 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