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Country around Edgewood is a rural area of about 778 people in Effingham County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 68 miles from Decatur, IL and 87 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $566 a month.
778people
$96kTypical home
$566/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
234Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 778 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 68 mi to Decatur, IL
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$603/mo)
- Median rent $566/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (768 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to DEC airport
- 92 mi to STL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 561 ft
- 565 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Effingham County: R+60 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk