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Morrison is a small town of 3,739 people in Whiteside County, Illinois. It's about 37 miles from Davenport, IA and 117 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $760 a month.
3,739people
$118kTypical home
$760/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
230Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,739
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,485 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Chicago, IL
- 37 mi to Davenport, IA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$744/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (604 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MLI airport
- 106 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 705 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whiteside County: R+15 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk