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Country around New Boston is a rural area of about 1,437 people in Mercer County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Davenport, IA and 177 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $605 a month.
1,437people
$146kTypical home
$605/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
27"Snow
233Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,437 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 177 mi to Chicago, IL
- 30 mi to Davenport, IA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$920/mo)
- Median rent $605/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (29 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (457 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MLI airport
- 138 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 620 ft
- 745 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: R+27 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk