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Mark is a tiny town of 574 people in Putnam County, Illinois. It's about 40 miles from Peoria, IL and 90 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $938 a month.
574people
$162kTypical home
$938/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
27"Snow
230Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 574
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 539 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Chicago, IL
- 40 mi to Peoria, IL
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,019/mo)
- Median rent $938/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 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 45
- 33% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to PIA airport
- 86 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 682 ft
- 660 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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