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Rome is a small town of 1,947 people in Peoria County, Illinois. It's about 10 miles from Peoria, IL and 116 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,947people
$160kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
20"Snow
231Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,947
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,012 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Chicago, IL
- 10 mi to Peoria, IL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,008/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,767 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PIA airport
- 111 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 495 ft
- 668 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 225 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Peoria County: D+5 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk