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Batchtown is a tiny town of 237 people in Calhoun County, Illinois. It's about 35 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $583 a month.
237people
$127kTypical home
$583/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 237
- Part of a metro area
- About 127 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 35 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$800/mo)
- Median rent $583/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 53 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to STL airport
- 25 mi to STL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 597 ft
- 592 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 408 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+56 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.