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Central City is a small town of 1,081 people in Marion County, Illinois. It's about 61 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $840 a month.
1,081people
$75kTypical home
$840/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
7"Snow
239Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,081
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,913 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 61 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$475/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (422 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,643 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BLV airport
- 68 mi to STL (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 492 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+50 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.