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Oglesby is a small town of 3,570 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 47 miles from Peoria, IL and 81 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $888 a month.
3,570people
$140kTypical home
$888/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
27"Snow
230Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,570
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 715 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Chicago, IL
- 47 mi to Peoria, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$881/mo)
- Median rent $888/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to PIA airport
- 76 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 646 ft
- 651 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle County: R+19 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk