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Milan is a big small town of 5,034 people in Rock Island County, Illinois. It's about 9 miles from Davenport, IA and 151 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $963 a month.
5,034people
$119kTypical home
$963/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
36"Snow
231Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,034
- Part of a metro area
- About 805 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Chicago, IL
- 9 mi to Davenport, IA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$752/mo)
- Median rent $963/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,592 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MLI airport
- 142 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 676 ft
- 729 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 275 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 118 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rock Island County: D+10 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk