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Country around Enfield is a rural area of about 1,398 people in White County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from Evansville, IN and 110 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $664 a month.
1,398people
$104kTypical home
$664/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
234Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,398 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 44 mi to Evansville, IN
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$653/mo)
- Median rent $664/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,182 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to EVV airport
- 119 mi to STL (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 413 ft
- 509 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- White County: R+59 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk