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Outdoors in Normal
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1909
Moonlight on campus, 1909
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Camelback Bridge
The Camelback Bridge is a restored historic wooden bridge that arches over the Constitution Trail in Normal, Illinois. It is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The bridge's main span is a wooden kingpost pony truss.
About Normal
Town in the United StatesNormal is a town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 52,736 at the 2020 census. Normal is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, and is Illinois's seventh most populous community outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College. Founded in 1865, it was renamed Normal in 1867 after Illinois State Normal University (now Illinois State University), a normal school. Chris Koos has been the mayor of Normal since 2003.
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How Normal ranks
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Housing in Normal
The median sale price was $283,000 in May 2026.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Normal
Safety Grade C
Normal reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 68% report less.
Work & commute in Normal
Full picture →About one in 4 of Normal’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Bloomington (35%), Peoria (4%) and Chicago (3%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
Health in Normal
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 69% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 91% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Normal
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Normal
Full climate →Normal 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.
Normal is a college town
Colleges →of Normal’s residents are enrolled in college. Illinois State University has about 19,834 students on campus, and 1 more college is in town.
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