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Cobden is a small town of 1,170 people in Union County, Illinois. It's about 23 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 93 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $648 a month.
1,170people
$98kTypical home
$648/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
237Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,170
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 959 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 23 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$620/mo)
- Median rent $648/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MWA airport
- 104 mi to STL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 65% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 475 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+43 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High 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.