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Atlanta is a small town of 1,580 people in Logan County, Illinois. It's about 20 miles from Bloomington, IL and 125 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $894 a month.
1,580people
$134kTypical home
$894/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
17"Snow
231Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,580
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,265 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 20 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$848/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,458 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BMI airport
- 121 mi to STL (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Logan 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk