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Sibley is a tiny town of 286 people in Ford County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from Bloomington, IL and 94 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $1k a month.
286people
$91kTypical home
$1,281/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
20"Snow
230Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 286
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 595 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Chicago, IL
- 32 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$571/mo)
- Median rent $1,281/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy 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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (157 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to BMI airport
- 89 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 820 ft
- 606 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ford County: R+48 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