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Minier is a small town of 1,102 people in Tazewell County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from Bloomington, IL and 129 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $833 a month.
1,102people
$148kTypical home
$833/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
24"Snow
231Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,102
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,917 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$936/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,006 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BMI airport
- 124 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 640 ft
- 652 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 224 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tazewell County: R+27 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk