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Bluford is a tiny town of 483 people in Jefferson County, Illinois. It's about 69 miles from Evansville, IN and 84 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $786 a month.
483people
$95kTypical home
$786/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
11"Snow
234Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 483
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 305 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 69 mi to Evansville, IN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$596/mo)
- Median rent $786/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,174 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MWA airport
- 93 mi to STL (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 528 ft
- 526 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+48 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk