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Living in Twin Grove, IL

Twin Grove is a small town of 1,458 people in McLean County, Illinois. It's about 7 miles from Bloomington, IL and 119 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,458people
$265kTypical home
$1,009/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
12"Snow
231Sunny days
112Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,458
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 368 people per sq mi
  • 119 mi to Chicago, IL
  • 7 mi to Bloomington, IL
  • 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $265k (≈$1,670/mo)
  • Median rent $1,009/mo
  • Median household income $116k
  • Property tax about 2.1% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 84°F
  • Winter highs around 31°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
  • 112 days a year with rain or snow
  • 12" of snow a year
  • 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 27 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 49
  • 30% of households have kids
  • 24% are 65 or older
  • 56% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 6% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 24 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 10 mi to BMI airport
  • 114 mi to MDW (major hub)
  • 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 91% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1985
  • 97% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 738 ft
  • 642 mi to the ocean
  • 119 mi to a big lake
  • 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 108 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 17 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 38 bars within 25 mi
  • 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 18 museums within 25 mi
  • 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 6 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
  • 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 6 mi to the nearest vet
  • 5 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 7 congregations per 10k people
  • 6 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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