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Colona is a big small town of 5,139 people in Henry County, Illinois. It's about 15 miles from Davenport, IA and 139 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $838 a month.
5,139people
$148kTypical home
$838/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
32"Snow
231Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,139
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,346 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Chicago, IL
- 15 mi to Davenport, IA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$930/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Low property crime (927 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MLI airport
- 130 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 610 ft
- 718 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 129 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+25 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
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk