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Thomson is a small town of 1,757 people in Carroll County, Illinois. It's about 38 miles from Davenport, IA and 125 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $918 a month.
1,757people
$117kTypical home
$918/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
33"Snow
231Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,757
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 792 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Chicago, IL
- 38 mi to Davenport, IA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$738/mo)
- Median rent $918/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (6 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 19% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MLI airport
- 113 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 604 ft
- 715 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+32 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk