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Colchester is a small town of 1,128 people in McDonough County, Illinois. It's about 66 miles from Peoria, IL and 127 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $808 a month.
1,128people
$92kTypical home
$808/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
14"Snow
232Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,128
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 981 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 66 mi to Peoria, IL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$578/mo)
- Median rent $808/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BRL airport
- 118 mi to STL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 699 ft
- 687 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McDonough 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk