Living in Woodhull, IL
Woodhull is a tiny town of 731 people in Henry County, Illinois. It's about 30 miles from Davenport, IA and 144 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $634 a month.
731people
$122kTypical home
$634/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
27"Snow
231Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 731
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 833 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Chicago, IL
- 30 mi to Davenport, IA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$772/mo)
- Median rent $634/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (29 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (366 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MLI airport
- 137 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 817 ft
- 713 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 170 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+25 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
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk