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Dunfermline is a tiny town of 314 people in Fulton County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from Peoria, IL and 129 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $950 a month.
314people
$119kTypical home
$950/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
15"Snow
232Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 314
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,136 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 28 mi to Peoria, IL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$752/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PIA airport
- 122 mi to STL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 630 ft
- 683 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+24 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