McLean County, Illinois: roof stress score 37.5 of 100

McLean County ranks #799 of 1,113 scored counties (lower stress) and #40 of 46 in Illinois. McLean County homes: 76.3% predate 2000, median year 1981. Hail in McLean County (1 inch or more): 1.5 days a year. Permits in McLean County ran 30.1 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 37.5

InputMcLean CountyMedianStress percentileIn IL
Homes built before 2000 76.3%80.4% 35 18
Severe hail days per year 1.52.0 22 30
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 30.135.5 56 32

Average of 35, 22 and 56: 37.5

McLean County on age: 76.3% of homes were built before 2000. McLean County on hail: 18 severe days over 12 full years, at most 3 in 2015. McLean County on building: 30.1 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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McLean County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

McLean County homes by decade built

75,120 housing units by decade built 13.6% pre-1940 3.5% 1940s 6.2% 1950s 9.0% 1960s 17.0% 1970s 10.0% 1980s 16.8% 1990s 16.6% 2000s 6.7% 2010s 0.4% 2020+
75,120 housing units by decade built
pre-194013.6%
1940s3.5%
1950s6.2%
1960s9.0%
1970s17.0%
1980s10.0%
1990s16.8%
2000s16.6%
2010s6.7%
2020+0.4%

75,120 housing units. Biggest slice: 1970s, 17.0%. Before 1980: 49.4%. Since 2010: 7.1%.

New-home permits in McLean County

2,261 single-family permits by year 232 14 220 15 203 16 198 17 95 18 115 19 162 20 201 21 305 22 159 23 166 24 205 25
2,261 single-family permits by year
14232
15220
16203
17198
1895
19115
20162
21201
22305
23159
24166
25205

McLean County issued 2,261 single-family permits, equal to 3.0% of its 75,120 housing units. Pace: about 177 a year lately, down from 218 a year at the start. Peak: 305 permits in 2022.

Severe hail days in McLean County, by year

McLean County severe days per year 1 14 3 15 2 16 0 17 1 18 2 19 1 20 1 21 2 22 2 23 1 24 2 25 1 26*
McLean County severe days per year
141
153
162
170
181
192
201
211
222
232
241
252
26*1

* partial year. McLean County: severe days in 11 of 12 full years (worst: 2015, 3 days). Ten biggest storms: McLean County hail history.

Map of 56 hail reports in McLean County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

McLean County among Illinois counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Macon County63.192.0%1.38.8+25.6
Will County43.268.2%3.263.3+5.7
Champaign County39.172.1%1.935.9+1.6
McLean County37.576.3%1.530.1-0.0

5 published. McLean County on the Illinois map

Counties scoring near 37.5

CountyRankScoreGap
Harris County, TX#76839.2+1.7
Champaign County, IL#77039.1+1.6
Larimer County, CO#78038.6+1.1
La Crosse County, WI#80337.2-0.3

Why McLean County lands at 37.5

McLean County: slow building pulls hardest, at the 56th percentile. Age stands at 35, hail at 22, renewal at 56. Your house may differ: the score of McLean County is not a verdict on one roof.

McLean County next steps

  1. Check an address in McLean County: hail check.
  2. Compare McLean County with roof age by city.
  3. Claim clock after a McLean County storm: deadlines and date calculator.
  4. McLean County roofers we list: Bloomington.

McLean County data: NOAA (18 severe days), Census ACS (75,120 homes), Census BPS (2,261 permits). Method, limits and common questions