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Bonnie is a tiny town of 461 people in Jefferson County, Illinois. It's about 71 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 78 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $1k a month.
461people
$73kTypical home
$1,018/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
234Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 461
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 362 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 71 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$462/mo)
- Median rent $1,018/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 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 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MWA airport
- 88 mi to STL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 423 ft
- 518 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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