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Assumption is a small town of 1,205 people in Christian County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Decatur, IL and 89 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $693 a month.
1,205people
$90kTypical home
$693/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
14"Snow
237Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,205
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,217 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 24 mi to Decatur, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$566/mo)
- Median rent $693/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (578 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to DEC airport
- 89 mi to STL (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 646 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Christian County: R+47 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