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El Paso is a small town of 2,917 people in Woodford County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from Bloomington, IL and 103 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $881 a month.
2,917people
$159kTypical home
$881/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
24"Snow
231Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,917
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,360 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,005/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy 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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BMI airport
- 98 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 751 ft
- 641 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Woodford County: R+42 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