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Living in Seatonville, IL

Seatonville is a tiny town of 370 people in Bureau County, Illinois. It's about 46 miles from Peoria, IL and 88 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $728 a month.

370people
$97kTypical home
$728/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
28"Snow
230Sunny days
113Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 370
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 641 people per sq mi
  • 88 mi to Chicago, IL
  • 46 mi to Peoria, IL
  • 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $97k (≈$609/mo)
  • Median rent $728/mo
  • Median household income $53k
  • Property tax about 2.6% of value
  • 5.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 85°F
  • Winter highs around 32°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
  • 113 days a year with rain or snow
  • 28" of snow a year
  • 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 26 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (514 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 47
  • 27% of households have kids
  • 27% are 65 or older
  • 16% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 21 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 53 mi to PIA airport
  • 82 mi to ORD (major hub)
  • 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 90% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1950
  • 88% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 617 ft
  • 663 mi to the ocean
  • 92 mi to a big lake
  • 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 70 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 10 mi to the nearest campground
  • 13 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 58 bars within 25 mi
  • 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 7 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 46 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 32% of Illinois districts (reading)
  • 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 10 mi to the nearest vet
  • 11 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 11 congregations per 10k people
  • 45 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

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