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Mackinaw is a small town of 1,979 people in Tazewell County, Illinois. It's about 20 miles from Peoria, IL and 125 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $835 a month.
1,979people
$158kTypical home
$835/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
24"Snow
231Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,979
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,656 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Chicago, IL
- 20 mi to Peoria, IL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" 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
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Low property crime (899 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to PIA airport
- 120 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 653 ft
- 656 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 303 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 125 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tazewell County: R+27 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