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Tonica is a tiny town of 717 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 43 miles from Peoria, IL and 84 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $855 a month.
717people
$126kTypical home
$855/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
25"Snow
230Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 717
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 526 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Chicago, IL
- 43 mi to Peoria, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$796/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k)
- Low property crime (886 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to PIA airport
- 79 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 650 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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