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Athens is a small town of 2,102 people in Menard County, Illinois. It's about 12 miles from Springfield, IL and 96 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $855 a month.
2,102people
$164kTypical home
$855/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
18"Snow
237Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,102
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,248 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 12 mi to Springfield, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,034/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (316 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SPI airport
- 91 mi to STL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 610 ft
- 644 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Menard County: R+42 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