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Loda is a tiny town of 279 people in Iroquois County, Illinois. It's about 30 miles from Champaign, IL and 94 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $799 a month.
279people
$108kTypical home
$799/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
19"Snow
230Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 279
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 190 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Chicago, IL
- 30 mi to Champaign, IL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$683/mo)
- Median rent $799/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.3% 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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (650 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CMI airport
- 89 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 774 ft
- 589 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iroquois County: R+57 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.