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Farmer City is a small town of 1,885 people in De Witt County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from Champaign, IL and 121 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $468 a month.
1,885people
$139kTypical home
$468/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
19"Snow
230Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,885
- Part of a metro area
- About 787 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Chicago, IL
- 21 mi to Champaign, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$873/mo)
- Median rent $468/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (319 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (774 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BMI airport
- 116 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 615 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 240 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- De Witt County: R+45 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk