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Baldwin is a tiny town of 355 people in Randolph County, Illinois. It's about 38 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $838 a month.
355people
$88kTypical home
$838/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 355
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 533 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 38 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$552/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BLV airport
- 48 mi to STL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 456 ft
- 525 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+50 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk