IL area data
Gilson, IL
Gilson, IL.
Population: 745 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 325.3 (+6.1% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $110,000
- Median list price
- $139,900
- Median days on market
- 62 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 95.7%
- Active listings
- 1
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 100.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 17.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.30/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- strongWind, coldWave, drought, hail, heatWave
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 50.0°F
- Average high
- 60.0°F
- Average low
- 39.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 40.5 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Kingfield Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) (34 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 13
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.2 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 10
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,966
- Median annual property tax
- $2,423
- Households with broadband internet
- 44.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 13,641
- Average weekly wage
- $837
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2
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