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Fairbury is a small town of 3,713 people in Livingston County, Illinois. It's about 30 miles from Bloomington, IL and 87 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $776 a month.
3,713people
$162kTypical home
$776/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
14"Snow
230Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,713
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,018 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Chicago, IL
- 30 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,023/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy 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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (167 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 44% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to BMI airport
- 82 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 702 ft
- 615 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 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