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Forrest is a tiny town of 994 people in Livingston County, Illinois. It's about 35 miles from Bloomington, IL and 84 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $730 a month.
994people
$113kTypical home
$730/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
19"Snow
230Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 994
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,534 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Chicago, IL
- 35 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$713/mo)
- Median rent $730/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 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 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to BMI airport
- 79 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 699 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 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
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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