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Mineral is a tiny town of 194 people in Bureau County, Illinois. It's about 42 miles from Davenport, IA and 115 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $750 a month.
194people
$79kTypical home
$750/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
31"Snow
230Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 194
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 572 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Chicago, IL
- 42 mi to Davenport, IA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$500/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (514 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MLI airport
- 108 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 643 ft
- 691 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bureau County: R+24 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk