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Country around Clayton is a rural area of about 1,196 people in Adams County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 72 miles from Springfield, IL and 102 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $752 a month.
1,196people
$97kTypical home
$752/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,196 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 72 mi to Springfield, IL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$609/mo)
- Median rent $752/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to UIN airport
- 92 mi to STL (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 725 ft
- 661 mi to the ocean
- 216 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+47 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.