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Chestnut is a tiny town of 347 people in Logan County, Illinois. It's about 19 miles from Decatur, IL and 113 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $829 a month.
347people
$136kTypical home
$829/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
231Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 347
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,821 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 19 mi to Decatur, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$855/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,458 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 42% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DEC airport
- 110 mi to STL (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 642 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Logan County: R+42 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.