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Streator is a big small town of 12,330 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 45 miles from Bloomington, IL and 77 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $852 a month.
12,330people
$95kTypical home
$852/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
26"Snow
224Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,330
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,684 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Chicago, IL
- 45 mi to Bloomington, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$597/mo)
- Median rent $852/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,736 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to BMI airport
- 72 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 636 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle County: R+19 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