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Norwood is a tiny town of 532 people in Peoria County, Illinois. It's about 5 miles from Peoria, IL and 131 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $975 a month.
532people
$97kTypical home
$975/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
26"Snow
231Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 532
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,733 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Chicago, IL
- 5 mi to Peoria, IL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$612/mo)
- Median rent $975/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,767 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to PIA airport
- 126 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 699 ft
- 675 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 238 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Peoria 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk