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Buncombe is a tiny town of 329 people in Johnson County, Illinois. It's about 33 miles from Paducah, KY and 106 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $781 a month.
329people
$105kTypical home
$781/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
233Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 329
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 277 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 33 mi to Paducah, KY
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$664/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (277 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MWA airport
- 116 mi to STL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 515 ft
- 468 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+58 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low 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.