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Germantown Hills is a small town of 3,436 people in Woodford County, Illinois. It's about 8 miles from Peoria, IL and 118 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $912 a month.
3,436people
$265kTypical home
$912/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
22"Snow
231Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,436
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,966 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Chicago, IL
- 8 mi to Peoria, IL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,670/mo)
- Median rent $912/mo
- Median household income $147k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PIA airport
- 113 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 787 ft
- 664 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 235 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Woodford County: R+42 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.