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Bement is a small town of 1,792 people in Piatt County, Illinois. It's about 20 miles from Decatur, IL and 126 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $807 a month.
1,792people
$99kTypical home
$807/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
15"Snow
231Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,792
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,303 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 20 mi to Decatur, IL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$626/mo)
- Median rent $807/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (313 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DEC airport
- 122 mi to IND (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 696 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 233 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Piatt County: R+31 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk