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About Downs
Village in Illinois, United StatesDowns is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,201 at the 2020 census, up from 1,005 in 2010. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Housing in Downs
The typical Downs home is worth about $332,000, up 1.9% in a year, 12% above the Illinois typical home.
Work & commute in Downs
Full picture →Most working residents leave Downs for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Bloomington (50%), Normal (11%) and Downs (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
Health in Downs
Health Grade A
Healthier than 87% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Downs
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Downs
Full climate →Downs has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Downs
All Downs schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Downs’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.
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