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East Galesburg is a tiny town of 713 people in Knox County, Illinois. It's about 39 miles from Peoria, IL and 149 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $1k a month.
713people
$124kTypical home
$1,046/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
26"Snow
232Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 713
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 522 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Chicago, IL
- 39 mi to Peoria, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$780/mo)
- Median rent $1,046/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (334 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,035 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MLI airport
- 144 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 764 ft
- 710 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+9 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk