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Princeton is a big small town of 7,975 people in Bureau County, Illinois. It's about 44 miles from Peoria, IL and 97 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $782 a month.
7,975people
$135kTypical home
$782/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
29"Snow
230Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,975
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 968 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Chicago, IL
- 44 mi to Peoria, IL
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$849/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" 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 (60 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (658 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to PIA airport
- 90 mi to ORD (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 696 ft
- 673 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bureau County: R+24 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk