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Country around Toulon is a rural area of about 1,801 people in Stark County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 26 miles from Peoria, IL and 125 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $705 a month.
1,801people
$109kTypical home
$705/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
25"Snow
230Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,801 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Chicago, IL
- 26 mi to Peoria, IL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$688/mo)
- Median rent $705/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PIA airport
- 119 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 715 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stark County: R+46 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk