Living in Chandlerville, IL
Chandlerville is a tiny town of 534 people in Cass County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from Springfield, IL and 98 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $864 a month.
534people
$69kTypical home
$864/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
18"Snow
232Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 534
- Part of a metro area
- About 673 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 32 mi to Springfield, IL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$434/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (6 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SPI airport
- 90 mi to STL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 486 ft
- 654 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+43 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
- 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.