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Brussels is a tiny town of 214 people in Calhoun County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $583 a month.
214people
$132kTypical home
$583/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
241Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 214
- Part of a metro area
- About 382 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 28 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$831/mo)
- Median rent $583/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to STL airport
- 18 mi to STL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 502 ft
- 586 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 775 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 194 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+56 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.