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Lostant is a tiny town of 407 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 39 miles from Peoria, IL and 87 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $1k a month.
407people
$100kTypical home
$1,018/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
22"Snow
230Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 407
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 360 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Chicago, IL
- 39 mi to Peoria, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $1,018/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to BMI airport
- 82 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 686 ft
- 648 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle County: R+19 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