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Brownstown is a tiny town of 722 people in Fayette County, Illinois. It's about 60 miles from Decatur, IL and 74 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $886 a month.
722people
$73kTypical home
$886/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
234Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 722
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 946 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 60 mi to Decatur, IL
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$460/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (694 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 9% 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
- 57 mi to BLV airport
- 78 mi to STL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 594 ft
- 573 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+65 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk