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Wyoming is a small town of 1,578 people in Stark County, Illinois. It's about 23 miles from Peoria, IL and 121 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $668 a month.
1,578people
$110kTypical home
$668/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
23"Snow
230Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,578
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,848 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Chicago, IL
- 23 mi to Peoria, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $668/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PIA airport
- 115 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 725 ft
- 683 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stark County: R+46 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk