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Colfax is a small town of 1,054 people in McLean County, Illinois. It's about 20 miles from Bloomington, IL and 100 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $875 a month.
1,054people
$136kTypical home
$875/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
18"Snow
230Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,054
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,906 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Chicago, IL
- 20 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$860/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (246 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,156 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BMI airport
- 95 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 618 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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