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Country around Macedonia is a rural area of about 384 people in Franklin County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 65 miles from Evansville, IN and 92 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $709 a month.
384people
$120kTypical home
$709/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
234Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 384 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 65 mi to Evansville, IN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$757/mo)
- Median rent $709/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MWA airport
- 101 mi to STL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 495 ft
- 506 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+51 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.