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Country around Tampico is a rural area of about 1,269 people in Whiteside County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Davenport, IA and 110 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $878 a month.
1,269people
$122kTypical home
$878/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
230Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,269 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Chicago, IL
- 42 mi to Davenport, IA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$771/mo)
- Median rent $878/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (954 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MLI airport
- 101 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 650 ft
- 692 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whiteside County: R+15 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
- Low drought risk
- High 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.