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Long Point is a tiny town of 245 people in Livingston County, Illinois. It's about 37 miles from Bloomington, IL and 85 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $880 a month.
245people
$92kTypical home
$880/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
25"Snow
224Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 245
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,324 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Chicago, IL
- 37 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$577/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (413 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BMI airport
- 80 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 650 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+46 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.