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Clinton is a big small town of 6,985 people in De Witt County, Illinois. It's about 20 miles from Decatur, IL and 125 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $934 a month.
6,985people
$103kTypical home
$934/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
20"Snow
230Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,985
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,955 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 20 mi to Decatur, IL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$648/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (374 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,135 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to DEC airport
- 122 mi to STL (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 738 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 165 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- De Witt County: R+45 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk