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Centralia is a big small town of 11,856 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 $90k and rent runs about $765 a month.
11,856people
$90kTypical home
$765/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
7"Snow
239Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,856
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,446 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 61 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$565/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 11.0% 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
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (850 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,999 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BLV airport
- 69 mi to STL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 512 ft
- 541 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 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
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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