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Country around Bellflower is a rural area of about 369 people in McLean County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 20 miles from Champaign, IL and 113 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $869 a month.
369people
$148kTypical home
$869/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
18"Snow
230Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 369 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Chicago, IL
- 20 mi to Champaign, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$933/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 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 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BMI airport
- 108 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 764 ft
- 610 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 230 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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