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Country around Sparland is a rural area of about 1,262 people in Marshall County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Peoria, IL and 109 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $679 a month.
1,262people
$157kTypical home
$679/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
23"Snow
230Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,262 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Chicago, IL
- 21 mi to Peoria, IL
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$991/mo)
- Median rent $679/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PIA airport
- 104 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+36 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk