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Orion is a small town of 1,812 people in Henry County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from Davenport, IA and 143 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $833 a month.
1,812people
$179kTypical home
$833/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
31"Snow
231Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,812
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,938 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Davenport, IA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,126/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (16 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (198 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MLI airport
- 135 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 781 ft
- 718 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 292 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 124 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+25 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
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk