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Erie is a small town of 1,614 people in Whiteside County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from Davenport, IA and 124 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $767 a month.
1,614people
$152kTypical home
$767/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
31"Snow
231Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,614
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,170 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Chicago, IL
- 28 mi to Davenport, IA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$958/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (954 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 38% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MLI airport
- 114 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 597 ft
- 708 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 242 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whiteside County: R+15 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk