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Dana is a tiny town of 152 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 33 miles from Bloomington, IL and 89 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $783 a month.
152people
$85kTypical home
$783/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
22"Snow
230Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 152
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 691 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Chicago, IL
- 33 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$536/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to BMI airport
- 85 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle County: R+19 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