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Country around Mount Auburn is a rural area of about 574 people in Christian County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 17 miles from Decatur, IL and 95 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $1k a month.
574people
$95kTypical home
$1,154/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
15"Snow
237Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 574 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 17 mi to Decatur, IL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$597/mo)
- Median rent $1,154/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (800 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DEC airport
- 93 mi to STL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 628 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 213 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Christian County: R+47 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