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Oneida is a tiny town of 719 people in Knox County, Illinois. It's about 39 miles from Peoria, IL and 142 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $828 a month.
719people
$114kTypical home
$828/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
26"Snow
231Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 719
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 942 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Chicago, IL
- 39 mi to Peoria, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$720/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (334 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,035 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MLI airport
- 135 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 824 ft
- 707 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+9 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk