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Argenta is a tiny town of 879 people in Macon County, Illinois. It's about 11 miles from Decatur, IL and 120 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $1k a month.
879people
$106kTypical home
$1,286/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
20"Snow
231Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 879
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,346 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 11 mi to Decatur, IL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$670/mo)
- Median rent $1,286/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (609 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,347 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DEC airport
- 119 mi to STL (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 692 ft
- 622 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon County: R+19 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk