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Beardstown is a big small town of 6,169 people in Cass County, Illinois. It's about 44 miles from Springfield, IL and 95 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $762 a month.
6,169people
$82kTypical home
$762/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
12"Snow
232Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,169
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,686 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 44 mi to Springfield, IL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$518/mo)
- Median rent $762/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (8 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to UIN airport
- 87 mi to STL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 655 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+43 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