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Cullom is a tiny town of 471 people in Livingston County, Illinois. It's about 26 miles from Kankakee, IL and 73 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $969 a month.
471people
$101kTypical home
$969/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
24"Snow
230Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 471
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,393 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Chicago, IL
- 26 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$636/mo)
- Median rent $969/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (413 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to BMI airport
- 68 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 604 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+46 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk