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Blue Mound is a tiny town of 882 people in Macon County, Illinois. It's about 15 miles from Decatur, IL and 95 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $950 a month.
882people
$123kTypical home
$950/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
15"Snow
237Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 882
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,508 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 15 mi to Decatur, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$776/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (396 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,524 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to DEC airport
- 94 mi to STL (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 627 ft
- 622 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon County: R+19 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