IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Modesto, IL
Country around Modesto is a rural area of about 569 people in Macoupin County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Springfield, IL and 60 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $688 a month.
569people
$154kTypical home
$688/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
237Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
Is Near Modesto right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 569 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 28 mi to Springfield, IL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$974/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (507 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to SPI airport
- 55 mi to STL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 682 ft
- 615 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macoupin County: R+39 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk