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.