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Normal is a mid-size city of 53,569 people in McLean County, Illinois. It's about 3 miles from Bloomington, IL and 114 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $965 a month.
53,569people
$214kTypical home
$965/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
10"Snow
230Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 53,569
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,867 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Chicago, IL
- 3 mi to Bloomington, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,347/mo)
- Median rent $965/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,609 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 22% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 33% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to BMI airport
- 109 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 837 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- McLean County: D+5 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