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Country around Cypress is a rural area of about 441 people in Johnson County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from Paducah, KY and 111 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $1k a month.
441people
$79kTypical home
$1,078/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
237Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 441 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 29 mi to Paducah, KY
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$496/mo)
- Median rent $1,078/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (277 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PAH airport
- 121 mi to STL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 404 ft
- 460 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+58 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk