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Country around Basco is a rural area of about 382 people in Hancock County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 90 miles from Peoria, IL and 128 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $782 a month.
382people
$133kTypical home
$782/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
23"Snow
232Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 382 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 90 mi to Peoria, IL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$841/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (35 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to UIN airport
- 118 mi to STL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 686 mi to the ocean
- 216 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: R+50 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.