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Hudson is a small town of 1,918 people in McLean County, Illinois. It's about 9 miles from Bloomington, IL and 109 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,918people
$225kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
17"Snow
230Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,918
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,342 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Chicago, IL
- 9 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,417/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (667 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BMI airport
- 104 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 787 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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