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Morton is a small city of 16,595 people in Tazewell County, Illinois. It's about 12 miles from Peoria, IL and 125 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,595people
$239kTypical home
$1,074/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
24"Snow
231Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,595
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,288 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Chicago, IL
- 12 mi to Peoria, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,510/mo)
- Median rent $1,074/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (659 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PIA airport
- 120 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 719 ft
- 662 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 224 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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