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Country around Long Point is a rural area of about 304 people in Livingston County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Bloomington, IL and 86 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $880 a month.
304people
$114kTypical home
$880/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
25"Snow
230Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 304 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Chicago, IL
- 36 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$718/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (413 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BMI airport
- 81 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 643 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+46 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.