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Tremont is a small town of 2,366 people in Tazewell County, Illinois. It's about 17 miles from Peoria, IL and 130 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,366people
$187kTypical home
$1,037/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
24"Snow
231Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,366
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,982 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Chicago, IL
- 17 mi to Peoria, IL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,182/mo)
- Median rent $1,037/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PIA airport
- 126 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 662 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 215 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tazewell County: R+27 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