Living in Heyworth, IL
Heyworth is a small town of 2,573 people in McLean County, Illinois. It's about 11 miles from Bloomington, IL and 125 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,573people
$211kTypical home
$1,053/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
13"Snow
230Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,573
- Part of a metro area
- About 774 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Chicago, IL
- 11 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,328/mo)
- Median rent $1,053/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy 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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (696 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BMI airport
- 120 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 715 ft
- 634 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLean County: D+5 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