IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Buckley, IL
Country around Buckley is a rural area of about 754 people in Iroquois County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Champaign, IL and 88 miles from Chicago, IL, 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 $122k and rent runs about $842 a month.
754people
$122kTypical home
$842/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
22"Snow
230Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
Is Near Buckley right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 754 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Chicago, IL
- 36 mi to Champaign, IL
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$771/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.9% 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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (650 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to CMI airport
- 84 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 682 ft
- 588 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iroquois County: R+57 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk