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Dunlap is a small town of 1,360 people in Peoria County, Illinois. It's about 7 miles from Peoria, IL and 124 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $290k and rent runs about $976 a month.
1,360people
$290kTypical home
$976/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
21"Snow
231Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,360
- Part of a metro area
- About 489 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Chicago, IL
- 7 mi to Peoria, IL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $290k (≈$1,826/mo)
- Median rent $976/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,767 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 39% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PIA airport
- 119 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 676 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 225 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Peoria 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk