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Kewanee is a big small town of 11,913 people in Henry County, Illinois. It's about 37 miles from Peoria, IL and 123 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $797 a month.
11,913people
$73kTypical home
$797/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
31"Snow
230Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,913
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,806 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Chicago, IL
- 37 mi to Peoria, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$462/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (29 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (366 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MLI airport
- 116 mi to ORD (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 694 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+25 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk