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Walnut is a small town of 1,282 people in Bureau County, Illinois. It's about 52 miles from Davenport, IA and 100 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $617 a month.
1,282people
$102kTypical home
$617/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
36"Snow
230Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,282
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,605 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Chicago, IL
- 52 mi to Davenport, IA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$644/mo)
- Median rent $617/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (514 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to MLI airport
- 92 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 702 ft
- 682 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bureau County: R+24 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk