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Sheffield is a tiny town of 874 people in Bureau County, Illinois. It's about 42 miles from Peoria, IL and 111 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $1k a month.
874people
$102kTypical home
$1,047/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
31"Snow
230Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 874
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 750 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Chicago, IL
- 42 mi to Peoria, IL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$646/mo)
- Median rent $1,047/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 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 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MLI airport
- 104 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 682 ft
- 686 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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