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Broadwell is a tiny town of 248 people in Logan County, Illinois. It's about 22 miles from Springfield, IL and 108 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $725 a month.
248people
$107kTypical home
$725/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
18"Snow
231Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 248
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,378 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 22 mi to Springfield, IL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,458 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SPI airport
- 104 mi to STL (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 649 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Logan County: R+42 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk