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Downs is a small town of 1,641 people in McLean County, Illinois. It's about 7 miles from Bloomington, IL and 117 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,641people
$241kTypical home
$1,258/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
13"Snow
230Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,641
- Part of a metro area
- About 547 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Chicago, IL
- 7 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,517/mo)
- Median rent $1,258/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy 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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (246 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,156 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 48% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BMI airport
- 113 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 761 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLean County: D+5 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