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Neponset is a tiny town of 446 people in Bureau County, Illinois. It's about 39 miles from Peoria, IL and 115 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $68k and rent runs about $850 a month.
446people
$68kTypical home
$850/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
29"Snow
230Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 446
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 445 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Chicago, IL
- 39 mi to Peoria, IL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $68k (≈$428/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 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 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MLI airport
- 108 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 837 ft
- 688 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 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
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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