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Dalzell is a tiny town of 736 people in Bureau County, Illinois. It's about 48 miles from Peoria, IL and 84 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $919 a month.
736people
$162kTypical home
$919/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
28"Snow
230Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 736
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 898 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Chicago, IL
- 48 mi to Peoria, IL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,020/mo)
- Median rent $919/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 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 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to PIA airport
- 78 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 643 ft
- 658 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 45 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