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Ladd is a small town of 1,356 people in Bureau County, Illinois. It's about 48 miles from Peoria, IL and 85 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $778 a month.
1,356people
$130kTypical home
$778/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
28"Snow
230Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,356
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,123 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Chicago, IL
- 48 mi to Peoria, IL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$817/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (388 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to PIA airport
- 79 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 653 ft
- 660 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bureau County: R+24 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk