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Country around Lovington is a rural area of about 1,782 people in Moultrie County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 17 miles from Decatur, IL and 114 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $806 a month.
1,782people
$100kTypical home
$806/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
14"Snow
231Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,782 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 17 mi to Decatur, IL
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$629/mo)
- Median rent $806/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (222 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to DEC airport
- 114 mi to STL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 612 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Moultrie County: R+49 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk