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Country around Herod is a rural area of about 408 people in Hardin County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Paducah, KY and 124 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $379 a month.
408people
$147kTypical home
$379/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
4"Snow
233Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 408 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 33 mi to Paducah, KY
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$924/mo)
- Median rent $379/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°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
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 60
- 16% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MWA airport
- 134 mi to STL (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 669 ft
- 470 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardin County: R+62 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
- Low 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.