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Lacon is a small town of 1,916 people in Marshall County, Illinois. It's about 22 miles from Peoria, IL and 105 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $817 a month.
1,916people
$122kTypical home
$817/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
25"Snow
230Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,916
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,171 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Chicago, IL
- 22 mi to Peoria, IL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$769/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (437 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to PIA airport
- 101 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 535 ft
- 664 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+36 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk