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Clay City is a tiny town of 723 people in Clay County, Illinois. It's about 65 miles from Evansville, IN and 102 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $610 a month.
723people
$83kTypical home
$610/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
11"Snow
234Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 723
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 406 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 65 mi to Evansville, IN
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$525/mo)
- Median rent $610/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (360 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to EVV airport
- 109 mi to STL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 427 ft
- 549 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+67 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk