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De Land is a tiny town of 448 people in Piatt County, Illinois. It's about 19 miles from Champaign, IL and 129 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $644 a month.
448people
$87kTypical home
$644/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
230Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 448
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,057 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Chicago, IL
- 19 mi to Champaign, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$549/mo)
- Median rent $644/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (389 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to CMI airport
- 124 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 709 ft
- 614 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Piatt County: R+31 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk