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Beason is a tiny town of 142 people in Logan County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Decatur, IL and 118 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $829 a month.
142people
$104kTypical home
$829/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
231Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 142
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 327 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 24 mi to Decatur, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$657/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 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 52
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to BMI airport
- 115 mi to STL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 643 ft
- 643 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.