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Country around Putnam is a rural area of about 477 people in Putnam County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Peoria, IL and 100 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $851 a month.
477people
$222kTypical home
$851/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
25"Snow
230Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 477 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Chicago, IL
- 32 mi to Peoria, IL
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,401/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" 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 (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 14% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to PIA airport
- 95 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 667 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+23 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.