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Dover is a tiny town of 133 people in Bureau County, Illinois. It's about 49 miles from Peoria, IL and 93 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $833 a month.
133people
$123kTypical home
$833/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
29"Snow
230Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 133
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 489 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Chicago, IL
- 49 mi to Peoria, IL
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$778/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 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 59
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to RFD airport
- 86 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 742 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 42 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.