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Country around Armington is a rural area of about 552 people in Tazewell County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Bloomington, IL and 128 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $2k a month.
552people
$141kTypical home
$1,656/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
22"Snow
231Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 552 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$892/mo)
- Median rent $1,656/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (233 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,276 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BMI airport
- 124 mi to STL (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 633 ft
- 652 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 162 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tazewell County: R+27 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