Hot-summer humid continental
Tilton, Illinois
Vermilion County, Illinois · Population 2.5k · 656 ft elevation
Living in Tilton
Tilton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 47 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Tilton at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 656 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,694 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $72k1th percentile
- Median rent
- $853/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.23%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 9%2th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 16%
- Violent crime rate
- 199 per 100k55th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,190 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th 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 | 35°F | 19°F | 2.5″ | 6.5″ | 138 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 23°F | 2.2″ | 2.8″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 32°F | 3.2″ | 2.0″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 42°F | 4.5″ | — | 229 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 4.6″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 5.2″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.3″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 3.3″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 3.7″ | — | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 34°F | 3.7″ | 0.5″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 25°F | 2.7″ | 3.0″ | 124 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