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Emington is a tiny town of 131 people in Livingston County, Illinois. It's about 27 miles from Kankakee, IL and 69 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $950 a month.
131people
$91kTypical home
$950/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
25"Snow
230Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 131
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,578 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Chicago, IL
- 27 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$576/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (413 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to BMI airport
- 65 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 610 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+46 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk