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Washington is a small city of 15,919 people in Tazewell County, Illinois. It's about 10 miles from Peoria, IL and 120 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,919people
$222kTypical home
$1,155/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
23"Snow
231Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,919
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,861 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Chicago, IL
- 10 mi to Peoria, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,399/mo)
- Median rent $1,155/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,368 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PIA airport
- 115 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 662 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 231 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
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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