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Cherry is a tiny town of 534 people in Bureau County, Illinois. It's about 51 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 $108k and rent runs about $675 a month.
534people
$108kTypical home
$675/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
27"Snow
230Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 534
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,008 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Chicago, IL
- 51 mi to Peoria, IL
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$680/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (33 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (425 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to RFD airport
- 77 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 692 ft
- 661 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bureau County: R+24 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk