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Country around Brookport is a rural area of about 1,993 people in Massac County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 8 miles from Paducah, KY and 124 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $831 a month.
1,993people
$85kTypical home
$831/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
4"Snow
233Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,993 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Nashville, TN
- 8 mi to Paducah, KY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$537/mo)
- Median rent $831/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (613 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to PAH airport
- 125 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 394 ft
- 444 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Massac County: R+49 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk