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Bunker Hill is a small town of 1,178 people in Macoupin County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $862 a month.
1,178people
$138kTypical home
$862/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
237Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,178
- Part of a metro area
- About 920 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 32 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $862/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 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
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (507 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to STL airport
- 30 mi to STL (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 105 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macoupin County: R+39 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