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Beckemeyer is a tiny town of 993 people in Clinton County, Illinois. It's about 44 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $937 a month.
993people
$121kTypical home
$937/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
9"Snow
239Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 993
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,609 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 44 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$765/mo)
- Median rent $937/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (244 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BLV airport
- 52 mi to STL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 456 ft
- 549 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 4 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 top 36% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+52 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.