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Country around Lomax is a rural area of about 579 people in Henderson County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 65 miles from Davenport, IA and 148 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $902 a month.
579people
$83kTypical home
$902/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
20"Snow
232Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 579 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 65 mi to Davenport, IA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$524/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (161 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BRL airport
- 138 mi to STL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 676 ft
- 707 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+39 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk