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Country around Mineral is a rural area of about 264 people in Bureau County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Davenport, IA and 115 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $750 a month.
264people
$71kTypical home
$750/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
32"Snow
230Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 264 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Chicago, IL
- 41 mi to Davenport, IA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$450/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (514 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MLI airport
- 107 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 610 ft
- 692 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bureau County: R+24 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk