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Marseilles is a small town of 4,279 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 44 miles from Kankakee, IL and 64 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,279people
$143kTypical home
$1,041/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
25"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,279
- Part of a metro area
- About 473 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Chicago, IL
- 44 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$899/mo)
- Median rent $1,041/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (144 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (609 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to BMI airport
- 59 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 696 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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