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Chatham is a big small town of 14,639 people in Sangamon County, Illinois. It's about 8 miles from Springfield, IL and 78 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,639people
$243kTypical home
$1,256/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
18"Snow
237Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,639
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,977 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 8 mi to Springfield, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,534/mo)
- Median rent $1,256/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (800 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SPI airport
- 74 mi to STL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sangamon County: R+5 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