Hot-summer humid continental
Paxton, Illinois
Ford County, Illinois · Population 4.2k · 804 ft elevation
Living in Paxton
Paxton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Paxton at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 804 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,728 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $117k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $922/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.28%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 263th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 15°F | 2.0″ | 4.9″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 19°F | 1.9″ | 6.1″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 2.6″ | 2.1″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 3.7″ | 0.3″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.5″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 52°F | 3.0″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 41°F | 3.3″ | — | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 30°F | 2.9″ | 0.7″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 21°F | 2.2″ | 4.2″ | 132 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology