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Country around Kane is a rural area of about 315 people in Jersey County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $858 a month.
315people
$133kTypical home
$858/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 315 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 40 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$842/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (790 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to STL airport
- 32 mi to STL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 528 ft
- 600 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jersey County: R+50 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.