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Boody is a tiny town of 301 people in Macon County, Illinois. It's about 9 miles from Decatur, IL and 101 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $847 a month.
301people
$105kTypical home
$847/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
14"Snow
237Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 301
- Part of a metro area
- About 262 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 9 mi to Decatur, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$661/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (609 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,347 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DEC airport
- 100 mi to STL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 689 ft
- 626 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.