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Pontiac is a big small town of 11,294 people in Livingston County, Illinois. It's about 33 miles from Bloomington, IL and 82 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $842 a month.
11,294people
$116kTypical home
$842/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
25"Snow
230Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,294
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,337 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Chicago, IL
- 33 mi to Bloomington, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$733/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (284 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (816 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BMI airport
- 77 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 646 ft
- 623 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+46 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