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Country around London Mills is a rural area of about 784 people in Fulton County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Peoria, IL and 143 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $818 a month.
784people
$96kTypical home
$818/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
22"Snow
232Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 784 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 32 mi to Peoria, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$605/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PIA airport
- 135 mi to STL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 699 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+24 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.