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Lexington is a small town of 2,126 people in McLean County, Illinois. It's about 15 miles from Bloomington, IL and 100 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $728 a month.
2,126people
$173kTypical home
$728/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
18"Snow
230Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,126
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,039 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Chicago, IL
- 15 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,088/mo)
- Median rent $728/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (613 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BMI airport
- 95 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 761 ft
- 627 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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