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Magnolia is a tiny town of 232 people in Putnam County, Illinois. It's about 33 miles from Peoria, IL and 93 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $851 a month.
232people
$153kTypical home
$851/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
20"Snow
230Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 232
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 741 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Chicago, IL
- 33 mi to Peoria, IL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$965/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" 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 (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to PIA airport
- 88 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 656 ft
- 655 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+23 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.