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Kingston Mines is a tiny town of 182 people in Peoria County, Illinois. It's about 16 miles from Peoria, IL and 135 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $784 a month.
182people
$75kTypical home
$784/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
23"Snow
231Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 182
- Part of a metro area
- About 126 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 16 mi to Peoria, IL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$473/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy 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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,767 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PIA airport
- 129 mi to STL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 453 ft
- 677 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 227 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Peoria 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
- 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.