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Galesburg is a small city of 29,481 people in Knox County, Illinois. It's about 42 miles from Peoria, IL and 152 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $801 a month.
29,481people
$96kTypical home
$801/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
26"Snow
232Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,481
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,659 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Chicago, IL
- 42 mi to Peoria, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$608/mo)
- Median rent $801/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" 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
- Above-average violent crime (439 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,961 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MLI airport
- 146 mi to ORD (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 761 ft
- 713 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+9 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk