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Stanford is a tiny town of 514 people in McLean County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Bloomington, IL and 126 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $1k a month.
514people
$115kTypical home
$1,292/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
18"Snow
231Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 514
- Part of a metro area
- About 776 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Chicago, IL
- 14 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$727/mo)
- Median rent $1,292/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy 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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (246 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,156 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BMI airport
- 121 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 669 ft
- 647 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLean 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk