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Farmington is a small town of 2,050 people in Fulton County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from Peoria, IL and 143 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $918 a month.
2,050people
$101kTypical home
$918/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
20"Snow
232Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,050
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,362 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to Peoria, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$639/mo)
- Median rent $918/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" 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 (0 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (308 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PIA airport
- 136 mi to STL (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 742 ft
- 691 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+24 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