IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Le Roy, IL
Le Roy is a small town of 3,236 people in McLean County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Bloomington, IL and 118 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $830 a month.
3,236people
$168kTypical home
$830/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
14"Snow
230Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
Is Le Roy right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 3,236
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,346 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Chicago, IL
- 14 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,057/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (144 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (567 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BMI airport
- 113 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 778 ft
- 623 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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