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Country around Arlington is a rural area of about 392 people in Bureau County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. 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 $156k and rent runs about $1k a month.
392people
$156kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
27"Snow
230Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 392 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Chicago, IL
- 51 mi to Peoria, IL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$984/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 118 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 (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (514 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to RFD airport
- 78 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 699 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
- 14 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)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 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