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Country around Sheffield is a rural area of about 1,417 people in Bureau County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from Davenport, IA and 112 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 $147k and rent runs about $884 a month.
1,417people
$147kTypical home
$884/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
32"Snow
230Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,417 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Chicago, IL
- 44 mi to Davenport, IA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$928/mo)
- Median rent $884/mo
- Median household income $91k
- 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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 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 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MLI airport
- 104 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 623 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 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
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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